Martin Grohman Maine State Representative House District 12 Biddeford
You slip and fall getting out of your car and twist your ankle badly. So you go to the emergency room, get an X-ray, and good news: it turns out the bone is not broken. You’ve got a bad sprain and just need ice and rest. It was a bad day, but it could have … Read more about Surprise Medical BillingRead more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2017 Contact: Brian Whitney, President Maine Technology Institute 207-582-4790 bwhitney@mainetechnology.org Maine Technology Institute Wants to Know “How Would Your Company Spend a Million Dollars – – or More – – to Stimulate Innovation, Economic Impact and Job Creation?” Brunswick, ME – August 23, 2017. Following voter approval of the research … Read more about How Would Your Company Spend a Million Dollars?Read more
Despite the valiant efforts of our hardworking corrections staff and probation officers, there is very little support for former inmates to re-enter society as productive citizens. The problem can be most challenging in our jails, where shorter sentences are served, versus our prisons, which have longer stays and the opportunity for more formalized programs. The … Read more about Kicking off the Get Out and Stay Out InitiativeRead more
It has been a long project, taking almost the entire legislative session, but we are close to the finish line on new funding for broadband internet at Maine’s schools and libraries. Here’s great coverage by Alan Bennett of the Journal Tribune. Thanks to all who have supported this project along the way. Compromise is a … Read more about School and Library Broadband Funding Bill AdvancesRead more
Clean water is important. I recently took a business trip to Tucson, Arizona, and I have to report that I was absolutely shocked by the poor quality of the tap water. It tasted like it had ground-up chalk in it. I’m sure the water was “potable” and therefore OK to drink, and I did arrive … Read more about Clean Water in Maine – Who Owns It?Read more
The Maine School and Library Network brings high speed — I mean really high speed — internet to 950 schools and libraries around the state. It does all of that for only four million bucks. More than 250,000 Mainers use it every day. It’s one of the greatest bargains in broadband. But because of the … Read more about Don’t mess with my librarianRead more
Thank you for returning me to the Maine State Legislature for a second term. Among the many challenges the Maine Legislature will take on next session are the opiate crisis, the way state education funding is distributed (which affects property taxes), and energy costs. I will be pushing for action on all three. I would … Read more about Priorities for Next SessionRead more
We kicked it off with the La Kermesse parade, way back in June. Now we’re finally at Election Day. Thank you to all who helped along the way. It’s been an honor to represent the citizens of Biddeford’s House District 12 in the Maine State Legislature these last two years. And I haven’t taken for … Read more about On the way to the polls and thank you!Read more
In 1998 I was living out of state, working as an engineer. I wanted to get back home to Maine. I thought I could get into the wood composite decking business – we have a lot of sawdust here in Maine; composite decking is made out of sawdust and plastic; and it was a growing market. … Read more about The Story of CorrectDeckRead more
You may have heard the news today that the State budget is working well – we’re ahead of revenue projections by more than $30 million, three months into the fiscal year. Now, the year is long, and that could easily reverse. But I am proud of the budget we are working under. It was a close vote … Read more about Budget votesRead more