AUGUSTA - Rep. Morgan Rielly, D-Westbrook, introduced legislation Monday that would expand the language of working waterfront covenants to include nonprofit corporations and charitable trusts that are authorized to hold conservation easements.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Charles Skold, D-Portland, introduced legislation on Monday that would make voting more efficient and accessible for eligible Mainers.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Marc Malon, D-Biddeford, introduced LD 612, An Act to Create a Green Schools Coordinator in the Department of Education, before the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs on Thursday.
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.
