• Read more about Milliken to hold constituent office hours in Brooksville

AUGUSTA – Rep. Nina Milliken, D-Blue Hill, will hold office hours at the Brooksville Library on Saturday, March 29, from 12 – 1:30 p.m.

 The library is located at 1 Townhouse Road. Appointments are not necessary.

• Read more about Stover submits bill to fund Maine Sea Grant after abrupt termination by Trump administration

AUGUSTA – A new emergency bill from Rep.

• Read more about Rielly participates in congressional briefing on working waterfronts and coastal communities

AUGUSTA – Rep. Morgan Rielly, D-Westbrook, participated in a congressional briefing Tuesday regarding actionable steps communities can take at the local, state and federal level to preserve and increase the resilience of working waterfronts around the United States.  

• Read more about Roeder bill package to support Maine workers passes Labor Committee

AUGUSTA – Three bills to help support Maine workers, introduced by Rep. Amy Roeder, D-Bangor, were passed Tuesday in the Maine

Legislature’s Labor Committee. The bills would require employers to disclose pay ranges, allow employees to request flexible work schedules without retaliation and better regulate employer surveillance. 

• Read more about Rielly introduces bill package to support survivors of military sexual trauma and harassment

AUGUSTA – Rep. Morgan Rielly, D-Westbrook, introduced two bills to support veteran survivors of military sexual trauma (MST) and harassment Wednesday before the Maine Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee. 

• Read more about Bring your own chair: Women’s History Month

By Rep. Ellie Sato

March is Women's History Month—a time dedicated to recognizing the countless contributions women have made throughout history, across various fields. From politics and science to the arts and beyond, the stories of women often go untold or underappreciated. But March provides an opportunity to change that narrative, honoring the legacy of those who have fought for equality and justice, while also shining a light on the issues that remain.

• Read more about Golek advocates for a fairer tax structure for Maine’s working families

AUGUSTA – Last Thursday, Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, joined advocates for tax fairness at the State House and called for Maine to adopt a tax structure that makes the wealthy pay their fair share and better supports working families.   

• Read more about Rielly condemns NOAA’s termination of Maine Sea Grant federal funding

AUGUSTA – Rep. Morgan Rielly, D-Westbrook, a strong supporter of Maine’s coastal communities and working waterfronts, has condemned the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) decision to discontinue its funding for the Maine Sea Grant, a program that has supported thousands of jobs for over 50 years.  

• Read more about Committee advances Malon bill to rename bridge after former Biddeford mayor

AUGUSTA – The Legislature’s Transportation Committee voted unanimously on Thursday in favor of a measure sponsored by Rep.

 Marc Malon, D-Biddeford, to rename the bridge on Main Street between Saco and Biddeford the General Wallace H. Nutting Memorial Bridge. 

• Read more about Funding cuts to Maine's domestic violence, sexual assault services put lives at risk

By Rep. Holly B. Stover, D-Boothbay 

Maine has long been a state that values community, safety and support for those in need. Yet recent federal cuts to domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking prevention programs threaten to undermine these values, leaving survivors without critical resources and putting lives in danger. The Legislature must step up and fill the funding void left by the federal government.