• Read more about Mills signs Sylvester bill to advance manufacturing education and employment into law

AUGUSTA - A bill, sponsored by Rep. Mike Sylvester, D-Portland, to foster the development of a new green energy economy in Maine by promoting manufacturing education and employment was signed into law this month by Gov. Janet Mills.

"My son and I thought up the bill one day while he was hanging out with me at work," said Sylvester. "He was studying wind and solar power at school and asked me why we couldn't make these products in Maine. We decided that Maine should make and develop the tools of a green economy and be the seller rather than the buyer."

• Read more about First-in-nation fossil fuel divestment bill now law

AUGUSTA -Gov. Janet Mills signed into law last week a measure by Rep. Maggie O'Neil, D-Saco, directing the state pension system to divest from fossil fuels. The law is the first of its kind in the United States.

Maine is now the first state in the nation to commit to fossil fuel divestiture through legislation.

• Read more about Bell legislation to study alternative uses for dormant rail corridors signed into law

AUGUSTA - A bill to investigate alternative uses for several dormant rail corridors in Maine, LD 1370, sponsored by Rep. Art Bell, D-Yarmouth, was signed into law last week by Gov. Janet Mills.

• Read more about Talbot Ross releases statement marking Juneteenth

AUGUSTA - In recognition of Juneteenth, Assistant House Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, has released the following statement:

• Read more about McCreight bill increasing voter access becomes law

AUGUSTA - A bill from Rep. Jay McCreight, D-Harpswell, that increases voter access to the ballot and provides clearer guidance for both voters and municipal officials overseeing elections was signed into law Wednesday.

• Read more about Bill setting educational requirements for African American, Holocaust studies becomes law

AUGUSTA - A bill by Assistant House Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, to incorporate African American studies into Maine's statewide learning standards is now law. The measure, signed by Gov. Janet Mills Wednesday, includes proposals introduced by Sen. Louie Luchini, D-Ellsworth, to also require the study of genocide and the Holocaust.

• Read more about House advances Brooks bill to support universal health care

AUGUSTA - The Maine House voted to advance a measure Thursday sponsored by Rep. Heidi Brooks, D-Lewiston, that would allow Maine to adopt a single-payer health care model contingent on federal law.

• Read more about Legislature enacts Millett bill to provide equitable cancer coverage for firefighters

AUGUSTA - The Maine Legislature voted to advance LD 213 Thursday, a measure sponsored by Rep. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, that would ensure firefighters receive equitable health care coverage for reproductive system cancer.

• Read more about Legislature passes Evans bill to improve health coverage enrollment process

AUGUSTA - The Maine Legislature unanimously approved a bill Thursday sponsored by Rep. Richard Evans, D-Dover-Foxcroft, to make it more efficient for people to find out if they qualify for free or reduced-cost health coverage.

The bill, LD 1390, establishes a process to use the state's income tax filing system to identify individuals and families who are uninsured but potentially eligible for benefits under the MaineCare program or for enrollment in a qualified reduced-cost health plan.

• Read more about Crockett bill to support life and career education signed into law

AUGUSTA - A bill to support life and career education standards for students in primary and secondary schools, LD 68, sponsored by Rep. Edward Crockett, D-Portland, was signed into law Monday by Gov. Janet Mills.