• Read more about Crockett introduces bill to increase pay for school support staff

AUGUSTA - Rep. Ed Crockett, D-Portland, presented LD 974, An Act to Establish Minimum Pay for Educational Technicians and Other School Support Staff, before the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee on Thursday. The bill would increase pay for educational technicians up to 133% of the state minimum wage and for other school support staff up to 125% of the state minimum wage beginning on Oct. 1, 2023.

• Read more about Committee unanimously approves Mastraccio bill to increase access to oral health care

AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business Committee voted unanimously on Tuesday in support of LD 1256, sponsored by Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio, D-Sanford. The bill would increase access to oral health care by expanding the Maine Dental Education Loan Program to include dental hygienists, dental therapists, dental assistants and expanded function dental assistants.

• Read more about Committee advances Cloutier bill to address lead in homes

AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Joint Select Committee on Housing voted unanimously, of those present, on Tuesday to advance LD 470 sponsored by Rep. Kristen Cloutier, D-Lewiston, that would appropriate $1 million for the Maine State Housing Authority's lead abatement program.

• Read more about Committee advances Brennan bill to assist students living with homelessness

AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Housing Committee voted Tuesday to advance LD 1422, sponsored by Rep. Michael Brennan, which would establish a housing voucher program for students living with homelessness, administered by the Maine State Housing Authority (MSHA).

• Read more about Leader of Legislature's Gun Safety Caucus responds to shootings in Bowdoin and Yarmouth

AUGUSTA - Rep. Vicki Doudera, D-Camden, House leader of the Legislature's Gun Safety Caucus, has released a statement in response to the news that four people were shot to death in a Bowdoin home and three people were shot on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth on Tuesday morning.

• Read more about Brennan introduces bill to address abusive language at sporting events

AUGUSTA - Rep. Michael Brennan, D-Portland, introduced LD 1401 before the Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on Tuesday, which would make directing abusive, profane, obscene or slanderous language at an official or participant of a sporting event a civil violation, resulting in a $100 fine.

• Read more about Millett measure would invest in increasing affordable housing access

AUGUSTA - Rep. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, presented a measure Friday that would increase access to affordable housing in Maine. LD 226 would invest $200 million in affordable housing construction and programs over the next two years.

• Read more about Brennan introduces bill to support Mainers living with homelessness

AUGUSTA - Today, Rep. Michael Brennan, D-Portland, introduced LD 599 before the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee, which would provide $1.2 million in ongoing funding to Elena's Way, a transitional housing program based in Portland that serves Mainers living with homelessness across the state.

• Read more about Committee supports Cloutier bill to address Maine's workforce shortage

AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business Committee voted Friday to advance legislation sponsored by Rep. Kristen Cloutier, D-Lewiston, that would change the Foreign Credentialing and Skills Recognition Revolving Loan Program to a grant program and increase the maximum allowable distribution of funds to eligible immigrants from the current $700 to $1,000.

• Read more about Brennan introduces bill to assist students experiencing homelessness

AUGUSTA - Today, Rep. Michael Brennan, D-Portland, introduced LD 1422 before the Legislature's Housing Committee, which would establish a formal pathway for coordination between Maine's public school system and the Maine State Housing Authority (MSHA) via a voucher program, which would allow both entities to better serve Maine students who are experiencing homelessness.