AUGUSTA - The Maine House voted on Thursday to enact a measure from Rep. Seth Berry, D-Bowdoinham, that would allow all municipalities to formally adopt methods other than traditional plurality voting for local elections.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House and Senate gave initial approval to a proposal this week that would help ensure employees receive vacation pay upon cessation of their employment. The measure is sponsored by Rep. Amy Roeder, D-Bangor.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Veterans and Legal Affairs (VLA) Committee voted unanimously, of those present and voting, on Wednesday to advance a proposal to strengthen how the Maine National Guard prevents and responds to sexual assault and sexual harassment. The bill, LD 2029, was drafted by the committee following a briefing from the Maine National Guard on the issue, as required by LD 625, a bill sponsored by Rep.
Reps. Joe Perry, Amy Roeder and Laura Supica, all D-Bangor, and Rep. Kevin O'Connell, D-Brewer, welcomed Bangor resident Joe Bennett to the State House Thursday. Bennett performed the national anthem in the chamber of the House of Representatives at the start of the days session.
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Photo from left to right: Rep. Joe Perry, Joe Bennett, Rep. Kevin OConnell, Rep. Amy Roeder, Rep. Laura Supica.
AUGUSTA - Today, the Maine Legislature approved a bill to recruit and retain Maine's child care workforce from Speaker Ryan Fecteau of Biddeford by a unanimous vote, 130-0.
The bill, LD 1652 "An Act to Build a Child Care System by Recruiting and Retaining Maine's Early Childhood Educators Workforce" is aimed at addressing Maines child care workforce crisis and putting the sector on a path to long-term growth and stability.
Brewer resident opens House session
Rep. Kevin O'Connell, D-Brewer, welcomes local resident Lou Tardiff to the State House Thursday to open the legislative session with his poem, "The Bean Hole Bean."
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AUGUSTA - The Maine House voted on Tuesday to give initial approval to a measure sponsored by Rep. Traci Gere, D-Kennebunkport, that would expand the current sales tax exemption for nonprofit housing developers.
LD 1732 would amend the exemption to allow nonprofit developers to serve households with incomes up to 120% of the area median income as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, an increase from the current threshold of 80%.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House and Senate gave unanimous approval this week to a bill, LD 1389, sponsored by Rep. Scott Cuddy, D-Winterport, that would strengthen maritime education in Maine by restructuring the funding and supervision model of the Maine Ocean School (MOS) in Searsport.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House advanced a proposal sponsored by Rep. Amy Roeder, D-Bangor, Tuesday that would help Mainers more easily access emergency supplies of chronic maintenance medications.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House voted on Tuesday to advance a bill from Rep. Seth Berry, D-Bowdoinham, to increase wages for intensive case managers (ICMs) within the Department of Health and Human Services.
