AUGUSTA - The Maine House of Representatives voted Thursday to enact two pieces of legislation sponsored by Rep. Tiffany Roberts, D-South Berwick, that would provide proactive and strategic approaches to addressing chronic absenteeism and ensuring that students who have experienced educational disruptions have stability and support.
Gov. Janet Mills held a bill signing ceremony Wednesday for LD 276, a measure sponsored by Rep. Dan Ankeles, D-Brunswick, that will empower local authorities to invest in infrastructure repairs to protect natural resources from storm water runoff on the former Brunswick Naval Air Station.
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From left to right: Gov. Janet Mills and Rep. Dan Ankeles, D-Brunswick.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Holly T. Sargent, D-York, has been appointed to serve on the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) by Speaker of the House Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland.
NEBHE was founded more than 65 years ago and works with New England's higher education stakeholders in public and private education to support innovation, engage conversation and drive change. NEBHE promotes greater education opportunities and services for residents of New England and its more than 270 colleges and universities.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House of Representatives voted unanimously Tuesday to advance a measure from Rep. Kathy Shaw, D-Auburn, that would help Maine schools create outdoor experiential education programs.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House of Representatives voted unanimously Tuesday to advance legislation sponsored by Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio, D-Sanford, that would examine the feasibility of introducing a new program at the University of Maine at Augusta to help bolster Maine's dental care workforce.
AUGUSTA - The Maine Legislature advanced a bill this week from Rep. Nina Milliken, D-Blue Hill, that would create a civil cause of action in Maine law for victims of non-consensual condom removal, colloquially known as "stealthing." The House of Representatives voted 73-51 to advance the measure on Tuesday, and the Senate voted 27-6 to advance the measure on Wednesday.
AUGUSTA - The Maine Senate gave final approval on Tuesday to LD 1036, An Act to Require All Uniformed Patrol Officers to Carry Naloxone Hydrochloride when on Duty. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Nina Milliken, D-Blue Hill.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House of Representatives voted Thursday to enact LD 829, sponsored by Rep. Lydia Crafts, D-Newcastle, which would work to improve behavioral health support in public schools.
On Wednesday, Gov. Janet Mills held a ceremonial bill signing for LD 574, a measure sponsored by Rep. Morgan Rielly, D-Westbrook, and cosponsored by Rep. Vicki Doudera, D-Camden, that would expand the language of working waterfront covenants to include nonprofit corporations and charitable trusts that are authorized to hold conservation easements, further protecting Maine's last remaining miles of working waterfront.
