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AUGUSTA– During her lengthy career in a western Maine school system as
a school nutritionist, Rep. Helen Rankin of Hiram worked to ensure that school
children had access to healthy, nutritious food at school. In recent years,
however, Rankin noticed a troubling trend. More and more kids were starting
school with elevated weights. (Read more...)
Augusta, ME—The Maine Legislature finished up a successful, challenging and productive session on Friday when the House and Senate adjourned for the year, 4 days ahead of its scheduled adjournment date, June 17th. (Read more...)
Package includes $71M for transportation, $18M for green energy, $15.5 for higher education, $25M for economic stimulus and $20M for environmental cleanup and conservation (Read More...)
New law will require chain restaurants with 20 or more establishments to post calorie data on menus, menu boards and drive throughs (Read More...)
Speaker of the House Hannah
Pingree, the lead House co-sponsor of LD 1020, “An Act
To End Discrimination in Civil Marriage and Affirm Religious
Freedom,” testified in favor of the legislation at
the Augusta Civic Center during the Public Hearing on Aprill
22, 2009. (Read her prepared remarks)
Speaker Pingree proposes comprehensive legislation to address climate change through better planning for state infrastructure and large development projects (More...)
Speaker Pingree presents legislation to revamp Maine’s energy conservation and weatherization efforts and extend efficiency programs to heating oil customers
AUGUSTA– A proposal before the Joint Select Committee on Maine’s Energy Future could put Maine on a path to a more secure economic future by establishing a robust new program to design and deliver the most effective energy efficiency for Maine consumers of heating oil, kerosene and propane, and build on the state’s existing efficiency programs. (More...)
Effort would support waterfront and farmland preservation, make donating easements easier for families, and aid Maine-based food processing centers
AUGUSTA – Speaker of the House Hannah Pingree introduced legislation on Wednesday that would create local jobs, support Maine’s traditional industries, and protect the Maine Brand. The legislation calls for greater support for Maine’s working waterfronts, creating a fund to protect working farms from development and would assist businesses seeking to process Maine seafood, produce or livestock. (More...)
February 24
Coalition of legislators and health advocates seek to advance three new policies aimed at curbing obesity in Maine
AUGUSTA– With obesity rates continuing to rise in Maine, a group of legislators announced a legislative package at a press conference on Tuesday aimed at trimming those numbers. The lawmakers were joined by groups like the Maine Medical Association and the American Heart Association in calling for greater access to nutrition information for restaurant-goers, increased collection of children’s health data and for more physical education at Maine’s schools as part of a comprehensive approach to fighting obesity. (More...)
December 22, 2008
AUGUSTA– Maine’s Senate President and House Speaker
are joining forces with their counterparts in NUMBER states to
call on Congress to pass an economic recovery package that will
supplement efforts already being made in state Legislative chambers.
President Elizabeth Mitchell and Speaker Hannah Pingree have signed
on to an effort to convince Congress to include efforts in any
stimulus package that will help states take on their budget shortfalls
of a cumulative $100 billion. (More...)
PDF of Letter to Congressional Leaders....
December 19, 2008
Legislators get committee assignments for coming session
Senate President and House Speaker make appointments to the 17 joint standing committees of the 124th Legislature
AUGUSTA– Senate President Elizabeth Mitchell and Speaker of the House Hannah Pingree announced their appointments to the Legislature’s seventeen joint standing committees of jurisdiction on Friday. The membership of each committee reflects the broad range of experience and policy expertise that the 186 members of the Legislature bring to Augusta. (More...)
AUGUSTA– Hannah Pingree of North Haven was sworn into office as Speaker of the House on Wednesday, becoming the 99th Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives and just the second woman ever to hold the office in the state. In her speech to the members of the House, Pingree called for bipartisan cooperation and for the creation of a legislative committee to focus on the creation of clean, Maine-based renewable energy resources. (More...)