• Read more about Statement from Speaker Fecteau on Derek Chauvin Verdict

AUGUSTA - Today jurors found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts in the May 2020 murder of George Floyd. Maine Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau of Biddeford issued the following statement in response to the verdict.

"There must be accountability in this country. Today, the jury affirmed what our nation collectively and painfully saw: a knee on his neck, a cry for his mom, and the murder of George Floyd.

• Read more about Talbot Ross releases statement on the conviction of Derek Chauvin

AUGUSTA - Assistant House Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, has released the following statement on the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd:

• Read more about Warren introduces bill to support youth input in state government

AUGUSTA - Rep. Charlotte Warren, D-Hallowell, introduced LD 1497, An Act To Establish the Maine Youth Impact Commission, before the Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business Committee on Tuesday.

• Read more about Grohoski to host virtual "Coffee with Constituents"

AUGUSTA - Rep. Nicole Grohoski, D-Ellsworth, will host a virtual "Coffee with Constituents" event on Saturday, April 24 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. These monthly events are an opportunity for constituents from Ellsworth and Trenton to ask questions, share concerns and ideas and otherwise just connect.

• Read more about Matlack introduces bill on behalf of county sheriffs

AUGUSTA - Rep. Ann Matlack, D-St. George, presented a bill before the Judiciary Committee on Thursday to update the fees paid to Maine sheriffs and their deputies when serving legal documents to residents on behalf of the state.

• Read more about Tepler presents bill to exempt basic needs products from sales tax

AUGUSTA - Rep. Denise Tepler, D-Topsham, introduced a bill to update Maine's sales tax exemption list for grocery staples on Thursday.

• Read more about Morales introduces bill to add crisis response to Maine's E-911 system

AUGUSTA - Rep. Victoria Morales, D-South Portland, introduced a bill to add crisis response to the list of emergency services dispatched under Maine's E-911 system during a public hearing before the Legislature's Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee on Thursday.

Under the current system, dispatchers direct emergency fire or medical services in response to 911 calls as appropriate. All other emergency calls go to law enforcement, even when they involve a mental health or substance use emergency.br /

• Read more about Committee advances Rielly's bill to create the Maine Service Fellows Program

AUGUSTA - The Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government voted to advance LD 1010, An Act To Establish the Maine Service Fellows Program, sponsored by Rep. Morgan Rielly, D-Westbrook, on Wednesday.

• Read more about Talbot Ross introduces bill to advance health equity

AUGUSTA - Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, has introduced a bill to advance health equity in Maine by closing gaps in MaineCare and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The measure, LD 718, was heard before the Legislature's Committee on Health and Human Services on Thursday. If passed into law, the bill would ensure that all Maine residents have access to affordable health care, regardless of immigration status.

• Read more about Speaker Fecteau tours Southern Maine's mass vaccination site at Scarborough Downs

SCARBOROUGH - Speaker Fecteau visited volunteer vaccinators and MaineHealth clinicians for a tour of the Scarborough Downs vaccination site Wednesday morning. As of Monday evening, MaineHealth had administered 58,000 doses at Scarborough Downs.