AUGUSTA - Today the Maine Legislature voted to approve new district maps during a special session. This makes Maine the second state in the nation, after Oregon, to approve new Congressional and Legislative district maps. Compared with other states, Maine's political boundaries are more fair and less partisan.
AUGUSTA - Reps. Jan Dodge, D-Belfast, Scott Cuddy, D-Winterport and Paige Zeigler, D-Montville, each received a 100% rating on votes to support state workers, according to a recent scorecard released by the Maine State Employees Association, Local 1989 of the Service Employees International Union (MSEA-SEIU).
AUGUSTA - Reps. Jan Dodge, D-Belfast, Scott Cuddy, D-Winterport and Paige Zeigler, D-Montville, each received a 100% rating on votes to support state workers, according to a recent scorecard released by the Maine State Employees Association, Local 1989 of the Service Employees International Union (MSEA-SEIU).
AUGUSTA - Reps. Seth Berry, D-Bowdoinham, Allison Hepler, D-Woolwich, Jay McCreight, D-Harpswell, Sean Paulhus, D-Bath, and Denise Tepler, D-Topsham, have all received a 100% rating on votes to support state workers, according to a recent scorecard released by the Maine State Employees Association, Local 1989 of the Service Employees International Union (MSEA-SEIU).
AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will hold a virtual meeting tomorrow, Friday, September 24 at 9 a.m. regarding the recent incidents at Long Creek Youth Development Center. Legislators will be joined by Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) Commissioner Randall Liberty, MDOC Director of Government Affairs Anna Black, Center for Children's Law and Policy Executive Director Mark Soler and Atlee Reilly, managing attorney at Disability Rights Maine.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Scott Landry, D-Farmington, earned the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine 2021 President's Award for Legislative Service. The award was announced at the organization's annual banquet earlier this month.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Morgan Rielly, D-Westbrook, received the 2021 State Leadership Award presented by America's Service Commissions (ASC) Tuesday in recognition of his commitment to public service and volunteerism.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Jessica Fay, D-Raymond, has been named as the Maine Council on Aging's (MCOA) 2021 "Legislator of the Year." The award recognizes the sustained efforts of legislative leaders who actively champion initiatives to improve the health, safety and economic security of older Mainers.
"I am very honored to receive this award," Fay said. "The Maine Council on Aging is one of the most important advocacy organizations for older Mainers, and their recognition means a lot to me."
AUGUSTA - Rep. Michele Meyer, D-Eliot, has been named the 2021 Legislative Hero to Older Mainers by the Maine Council on Aging. The award recognizes lawmakers who have led efforts to benefit the state's older residents.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Seth Berry, D-Bowdoinham, House chair of the Legislature's Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee, issued the following statement in response to Central Maine Power's announcement that Joseph Purington will assume the role of president and CEO of the company:
"I welcome the news and look forward to meeting with Mr. Purington to hear his thoughts on CMP's worst-in-nation customer satisfaction and obstruction of local renewables, as well as Maine's tenth-highest electricity rates, and our most-frequent and second-longest outages in the nation."
