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 - 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.
AUGUSTA - A bill to support maritime education LD 1389, sponsored by Rep. Scott Cuddy, D-Winterport, was recently signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills.
AUGUSTA - The Maine Legislature unanimously gave initial approval to a bill on Tuesday that would study and recommend improvements to the state's early college programs. The measure is sponsored by Rep. Maggie O'Neil, D-Saco.