The start of a new year is often seen as a time of new beginnings, with many of us resolving to make positive changes and explore opportunities for a fresh start. Our work in the first session of the 131st Legislature is no different.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Education and Cultural Affairs Committee voted on Tuesday to advance two bills by Rep. Morgan Rielly, D-Westbrook, that would fund the Maine Climate Corps and Maine Service Fellows programs.
LD 142, An Act to Fund Climate-related Service Work, seeks approximately $3.7 million over the next three years to support four Maine Climate Corps program leadership positions and 50 program participants.
Rep. Scott Landry, D-Farmington, visited Mrs. Sarah Reynolds' third-grade class at Cascade Brook School. Landry, who is serving his third term in the Legislature and represents Farmington and Chesterville, keeps several breeds of pigeons at his Farmington home. He brought a racing pigeon to teach the students about the hobby.
Contact:
Brian Lee [Landry], c. 305-965-2744
Since the discovery of PFAS contamination on Stoneridge Farm in Arundel back in 2016, Maine has been a national leader on combating PFAS contamination. The Maine Legislature and Governor Janet Mills have taken several important steps to both reduce the sources of these so-called "forever chemicals," per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, and to provide resources to those impacted by PFAS contamination.
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Maine Revenue Services has begun mailing $450 winter energy relief checks to approximately 880,000 eligible Maine residents as part of LD 3, which the Legislature enacted with bipartisan support in early January.
Rep. Dan Ankeles, D-Brunswick (right) and Rep. Poppy Arford, D-Brunswick (left) welcomed Reverend Katie Holicky of St. Paul's Episcopal Church (center) to the State House Tuesday. Holicky delivered the official prayer in the House chamber during the sessions opening ceremonies.
Contact:
Brian Lee [Ankeles, Arford], c. 305-965-2744
AUGUSTA - Rep. Ambureen Rana, D-Bangor, was appointed by House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross to serve as a member of the Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Taxation and the newly-formed Joint Select Committee on Housing.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Kristi Mathieson, D-Kittery, has been named a 2023 Opioid Policy Fellow and will participate in a program by the National Conference of State Legislatures that supports state legislative leaders in opioid response policy from across the country.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Charles Skold, D-Portland, will serve as a member of the Labor and Housing Committee in the 131st Legislature after being appointed to the committee by Speaker of the House Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland.
AUGUSTA - Today, House Democrats unveiled three pieces of legislation aimed at continuing to increase protections for accessing abortion care in Maine.
Together, the measures would strengthen safeguards for Maine's health care providers, ensure that every Mainer has the same rights to abortion care regardless of where they live and expand access so those who choose to exercise their right to an abortion can get the care they need.
