• Read more about Maine Legislative Leaders Support Augusta Chipotle Workers

AUGUSTA - On Thursday, all three Democratic leaders in the Maine House of Representatives shared supportive statements in response to news that Chipotle workers in Augusta are facing union-busting tactics. The closure announcement follows the crew filing a petition for a union election in late June. The Maine store was the first location where Chipotle workers began unionizing. Since then, organizing drives have begun in Michigan, New York, and elsewhere.

Speaker Ryan Fecteau of Biddeford:

• Read more about Cloutier selected for Council of State Governments fellowship

AUGUSTA - Rep. Kristen Cloutier, D-Lewiston, has been selected for the Council of State Government's 2022 Henry Toll Fellowship. She is one of just 48 chosen to participate in the fellowship, the nation's premier leadership development program for state officials.

• Read more about Gramlich selected for Council of State Governments fellowship

AUGUSTA - Rep. Lori K. Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach, has been selected for the Council of State Government's 2022 Henry Toll Fellowship. She is one of just 48 chosen to participate in the fellowship, the nation's premier leadership development program for state officials.

• Read more about House Majority Leaders Dunphy and Talbot Ross react to Executive Order

AUGUSTA - Last night, Governor Janet Mills signed an Executive Order to further safeguard access to abortion in Maine and to protect both Maine health care professionals who provide reproductive health care and the patients who depend on this care, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

• Read more about Starting July 1st, Maine will expand dental care access

AUGUSTA - On Friday, as a result of a bill from Speaker Ryan Fecteau of Biddeford, over 200,000 Mainers will have access to dental care coverage. Starting July 1, dental care-including preventative care, restorative care, and diagnostic carewill be available to Mainers with MaineCare insurance. This model will replace emergency-only dental coverage.

• Read more about Salisbury accepted to Council of State Governments' 2022 Eastern Leadership Academy

AUGUSTA - Rep. Sue Salisbury, D-Westbrook, has been accepted to the Robert J. Thompson Eastern Leadership Academy (ELA) as a member of the class of 2022.

• Read more about Speaker Fecteau, House Majority Leaders Dunphy and Talbot Ross react to Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade

AUGUSTA - Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, overturning the abortion rights affirmed in the case of Roe v. Wade. A draft opinion had been leaked to the press last month.

Speaker Fecteau D- Biddeford, House Majority Leader Michelle Dunphy D-Old Town, and Assistant Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, released the following statements in response the ruling:

• Read more about Roeder receives Maine AFL-CIO Edie Beaulieu Legislative Award

AUGUSTA - Rep. Amy Roeder, D-Bangor, received the Maine AFL-CIO's Edie Beaulieu Legislative Award Thursday night. Roeder is a member of three unions, serves on the Legislature's Labor and Housing Committee and successfully sponsored legislation to extend family medical leave to hourly school employees and enforce a provision that ensures accrued vacation time be paid to employees upon cessation of their work.

• Read more about Kittery holding Independence Day and 375th Anniversary Celebration

AUGUSTA - The town of Kittery will be holding an event to celebrate its 375th birthday as well as Independence Day on Saturday, June 25 at 9 AM. The celebration will include a reenactment of General William Whipple reading from the Declaration of Independence, the Piscataqua Rangers Jr. Fife and Drum Corps, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Color Guard and revolution-era reenactors from Captain Henry Dearborn's Company. Governor Janet Mills will also be in attendance.

• Read more about Sachs earns spot in 2022 Legislative Energy Horizon Institute

AUGUSTA - Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, has been accepted to participate in the 2022 Legislative Energy Horizon Institute, a policy program that educates state legislators and policymakers on the North American energy infrastructure and delivery system.

Sachs was selected for one of only 40 available spots in the program nationally. Graduates will receive a certificate on energy policy planning from the University of Idaho.