AUGUSTA - Rep. Nicole Grohoski, D-Ellsworth, introduced LD 1482 before the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation on Tuesday. The measure removes the current 12-month wait time necessary to qualify for the Homestead Property Tax Exemption.
AUGUSTA - Assistant House Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, introduced a bill on Tuesday to increase state reimbursement to municipalities for the existing Homestead Property Tax Exemption Program.
"The Homestead Exemption is one of our most important property tax relief programs, but it could be much more powerful with increased support from the state. Strengthening the Homestead Exemption would help Mainers, especially working families and older residents, afford to stay in their homes," said Talbot Ross.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Charlotte Warren, D-Hallowell, introduced legislation to strengthen statewide mental health services, including mobile response services, before the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services on Monday.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee unanimously voted to advance a bill from House Speaker Ryan Fecteau of Biddeford Tuesday. The bill shifts Maines reliance on emergency-only dental coverage to a preventative dental care model to improve health outcomes and save the state money over time.
AUGUSTA -Rep. Paige Zeigler, D-Montville, introduced a bill Tuesday that would increase the membership of the Lincolnville Sewer District Board of Trustees from three members to five.
LD 1625 came at the request of the chair of the Board of Trustees, Paul Lippman, who shared with Zeigler the difficulty in finding trustees, the amount of work the board handles and why two additional members would be beneficial for all.
AUGUSTA - A bill introduced by Rep. Scott Landry, D-Farmington, before the Legislature's Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee on Tuesday would give towns more say in projects like the controversial CMP corridor.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife voted to advance LD 1213, a bill concerning big game tagging, sponsored by Rep. Roland "Danny" Martin, D-Sinclair, on Monday.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Sam Zager, D-Portland, introduced a bill, LD 1454, to address the rise of do-it-yourself, untraceable firearms, also known as "ghost guns," before the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on Monday.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Lori Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach, introduced two measures on Monday that aim to protect the public from adverse health effects caused by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as "forever chemicals."
AUGUSTA - Rep. Jessica Fay, D-Raymond, introduced legislation to support Maine's direct care workforce before the Committee on Health and Human Services on Monday. The bill, LD 1573, would implement the bipartisan recommendations put forward by the Commission to Study Long-term Care Workforce Issues, on which Fay served as House chair.
