AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services (HCIFS) Committee voted unanimously, of those present, on Wednesday to advance legislation that would expand Maine's health care workforce, sponsored by Rep. Kristen Cloutier, D-Lewiston.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Sue Salisbury, D-Westbrook, introduced legislation Wednesday before the Legislature's Education and Cultural Affairs Committee that would establish a fund to support the purchase of badly needed school kitchen and cafeteria equipment.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Judiciary Committee voted unanimously last week to advance legislation sponsored by Rep. Vicki Doudera, D-Camden, that would require expert witnesses in child custody cases to have a certain level of training in domestic abuse and child resilience, safety and security.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Education and Cultural Affairs Committee voted Tuesday to advance legislation sponsored by Rep. Daniel J. Hobbs, D-Wells, that would direct the Maine Community College System to study providing more housing on its campuses.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to advance two pieces of legislation sponsored by Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, that would improve Maine's behavioral health programs for survivors and implement proactive steps to prevent sexual violence and exploitation.
The first measure would provide funding for Maine's sexual assault support centers, and the second measure would prevent the sexual exploitation of children.
AUGUSTA - At a public hearing Wednesday, conservation advocates and wildlife scientists urged the Legislature's Environment and Natural Resources Committee to advance a measure from Rep. Lori K. Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach, that would protect endangered and threatened species from habitat loss.
AUGUSTA - Maine's population is aging, and the state's labor force participation rate has been shrinking. While businesses are struggling to find employees, Mainers are also struggling to pay for housing, groceries and child care all necessities that help keep workers in the labor market. House Democrats are committed to supporting our local industries and empowering a workforce that represents Maine today.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Dan Ankeles, D-Brunswick, rallied support from local leaders Tuesday at a public hearing on his legislation to develop a long-range plan for replacing aging infrastructure on the former Brunswick Naval Air Station, commonly known as Brunswick Landing.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Amy Roeder, D-Bangor, introduced legislation Tuesday to prohibit employer surveillance, unless the surveillance is strictly necessary for employee health and safety or the security of the employer.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature's State and Local Government Committee voted Tuesday to advance a measure from Rep. Lori K. Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach, that would name the Pink-edged Sulphur the state butterfly. The vote was unanimous among those present.
Gramlich introduced the bill after she was contacted by students Oscar Stanton and Tate Graham last fall. The two fifth-graders at Loranger Middle School wrote to suggest the Legislature name a state butterfly.
