AUGUSTA -- State Rep. Rich Malaby has been appointed to the high-profile Health and Human Services Committee (HHS), an unusual assignment for a first-term legislator. The position gives him an influential voice in shaping legislation on issues ranging from MaineCare and medical marijuana to homeless...

AUGUSTA - State Rep. Dennis Keschl has taken up duty on the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs in the new Legislature, a position that will give him an influential voice in shaping policy regarding state budgetary matters.

Rep. Keschl (R-Belgrade), a first-term l...

AUGUSTA - State Rep. Jim Parker has been appointed to the Environment and Natural Resources Committee, putting him in position to shape legislation on issues ranging from air and water quality to returnable containers.

"I look forward to using my experience as an environmental engineer and m...

AUGUSTA - State Rep. Ken Fredette has been named to the Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs, a position that will give him an important voice in shaping policy regarding state budgetary matters.

Rep. Fredette (R-Newport) said he is honored by the app...

AUGUSTA -- State Rep. Karen Foster has been appointed to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, a high-profile assignment for a first-term legislator. The position will give her an influential voice on a range of important issues, from food safety and pesticides to farmland preserv...

AUGUSTA -- State Rep. Jeff Timberlake has been appointed to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, a high-profile assignment for a first-term legislator. The position will give him an influential voice on a range of important issues, from food safety to farmland preservation and La...