AUGUSTA - Rep. Rebecca Jauch, D-Topsham, presented legislation Friday that would create a stakeholder group to identify ways to improve child care availability in Maine. The bill was introduced in a public hearing before the Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business Committee.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Environment and Natural Resources Committee voted unanimously, of those present, to advance a bill sponsored by Rep. Dan Ankeles, D-Brunswick, on Wednesday.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Valli Geiger, D-Rockland, introduced a bill last week that would help ensure that savings generated in the event that Mainers approve a measure to establish a large consumer-owned utility (COU) would be passed on to ratepayers.
With the Legislature in full swing, my colleagues and I are busy submitting legislation, offering testimony at public hearings and learning about various policy initiatives before the committees we are all assigned to serve on. I serve as House chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Committee, and while issues relating to protecting our environment and precious shoreline remain one of my top priorities, my lifelong advocacy on behalf of children and mental health care also remains critically important to my work on your behalf in Augusta.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Ambureen Rana, D-Bangor, introduced legislation Thursday that would minimize fees imposed by the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles in cases of traffic infractions for those experiencing excessive financial hardship.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Ambureen Rana, D-Bangor, introduced legislation Thursday that would prohibit landlords from asking prospective tenants about their eviction history in an effort to reduce housing discrimination.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Transportation Committee voted unanimously of those present on Thursday to advance an amended version of LD 522, An Act to Require That Motor Vehicles Be Clear of Snow When Operated on Public Ways. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Bruce White, D-Waterville.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Chris Kessler, D-South Portland, presented LD 701, An Act to Increase the Notice Period for Rent Increases, before the Legislature's Judiciary Committee on Thursday.
The bill would increase the required notice for landlords to increase their tenants rents from 45 days to 90 days.
Rep. Anne Graham, D-North Yarmouth, was joined at the State House on Thursday by friend and North Yarmouth Congressional Church Choir Director David Myers-Wakeman, who performed the national anthem prior to the opening of the legislative session.
Contact:
Brian Lee [Graham], c. 305-965-2744
Left to right: David Myers and Rep. Anne Graham.
Reps. Karen Montell, D-Gardiner, Dan Shagoury, D-Hallowell, and Michael Lemelin, R-Chelsea, and Senator Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, welcomed the Hall-Dale Middle School Girls Basketball Team to the State House on Thursday.
The team was recognized by the Maine House of Representatives for winning the 2023 Capital Area League Championship.
Contact:
Brian Lee [Montell, Shagoury], 305-965-2744Lisa Haberzettl [Hickman], 207-251-3548John Bott [Lemelin], 207-287-1440
