AUGUSTA - The Maine House of Representatives gave initial approval on Thursday to a bill sponsored by Rep. Mo Terry, D-Gorham, that would direct the Governor's Energy Office (GEO) to examine options for encouraging energy storage facility development in Maine.
AUGUSTA - Early Friday morning, the Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee unanimously approved a responsible supplemental budget proposal that delivers targeted inflation relief to working families and older Mainers, invests in workforce training, education and child care, and provides funding for nursing homes, hospitals and long-term care.
AUGUSTA - A bill from Speaker Ryan Fecteau of Biddeford intended to grow affordable housing options in Maine was voted on by the House today. The bill passed with bipartisan support, 78-51.
AUGUSTA - The Maine Legislature unanimously voted to enact a bill on Wednesday sponsored by Rep. Lynne Williams, D-Bar Harbor, that would clarify new rulemaking parameters for the Office of Marijuana Policy (OMP).
AUGUSTA - The Maine Legislature gave initial approval on Thursday to a bill sponsored by Rep. Jay McCreight, D-Harpswell, that would protect patients' access to health care.
AUGUSTA - Members of the Maine House of Representatives gave initial approval Thursday to LD 1626, legislation to uphold the sovereignty of the Wabanaki Nations, in a vote of 81-55. Assistant House Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, is the lead sponsor of the legislation.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature voted on Tuesday to enact LD 2006, a measure from Rep. Raegan LaRochelle, D-Augusta, that would help eligible households better access available heating assistance from Maine State Housing Authority's Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP).
AUGUSTA - Gov. Janet Mills recently signed into law LD 1776, a proposal to help Mainers more easily access emergency medications for their chronic health conditions, sponsored by Rep. Amy Roeder, D-Bangor.
The new law allows pharmacists to dispense an emergency supply of a chronic maintenance medication used to treat long-term conditions without a current, valid prescription from a health care provider so long as:
AUGUSTA - Gov. Janet Mills recently signed into law LD 225, a bill that requires employees to receive their accrued vacation pay upon cessation of their employment, sponsored by Rep. Amy Roeder, D-Bangor.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House of Representatives advanced a bill Tuesday to create the Maine Generation Authority (MGA), sponsored by Rep. Nicole Grohoski, D-Ellsworth.
