• Read more about Morales presents bill to shed light on large companies whose workers rely on public benefits

AUGUSTA - Rep. Victoria Morales, D-South Portland, introduced a bill on Friday that would shed light on how many Maine workers employed by large companies rely on public benefits like MaineCare and SNAP.

• Read more about Rielly's bill on the Maine Climate Corps receives unanimous committee support

AUGUSTA - Legislation sponsored by Rep. Morgan Rielly, D-Westbrook, to study establishing the Maine Climate Corps was voted on in a work session before the Legislature's Environment and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday. The bill, LD 722, Resolve, To Study the Establishment of the Maine Climate Corps, received unanimous committee support.

• Read more about Gramlich introduces measure to bring home Maine kids receiving care out of state

AUGUSTA - A proposal introduced by Rep. Lori Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach, on Wednesday aims to bring children who are receiving behavioral health care services out of state home to Maine.

• Read more about Rielly introduces Maine Service Fellows Program

AUGUSTA - Rep. Morgan Rielly, D-Westbrook, introduced LD 1010, An Act To Establish the Maine Service Fellows Program, before the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government on Wednesday.

• Read more about Moriarty presents bill to strengthen Mainers' right to privacy

AUGUSTA - Rep. Steve Moriarty, D-Cumberland, introduced a bill to strengthen Maine people's privacy rights before the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety on Monday.

• Read more about Grohoski introduces bill to provide election transparency

AUGUSTA - Rep. Nicole Grohoski, D-Ellsworth, introduced LD 1155, An Act To Require Election Transparency and Audits, before the Joint Standing Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs on Monday.

• Read more about Supica introduces bill to protect survivors of economic abuse

AUGUSTA - Rep. Laura Supica, D-Bangor, introduced a bill on Tuesday to protect survivors of economic abuse from long-term consequences before the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety (CJPS). LD 947 amends current Maine statute to empower the courts to consider economic abuse by a spouse when ordering spousal support and dividing up property.

• Read more about Rielly to hold press conference on bill to create the Maine Service Fellows Program

AUGUSTA - Rep. Morgan Rielly, D-Westbrook, will host a virtual press conference to announce new legislation, LD 1010, An Act To Establish the Maine Service Fellows Program, on Wednesday, April 7 at 9:00 a.m.

• Read more about Tuttle introduces bill allowing Christine Pratt to be buried in veterans' cemetery

AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee held a public hearing Monday on a proposal that would allow a Sanford resident instrumental in creating the Southern Maine Veterans' Cemetery to be buried there when she passes away.

LD 619, sponsored by Rep. John Tuttle, D-Sanford, would grant special eligibility for Christine Pratt, the current executive director of the Southern Maine Veterans' Cemetery in Springvale, to receive a burial plot at the facility.

• Read more about Speaker Fecteau's bill to fund Career and Technical Education Centers clears committee with unanimous support of all present

AUGUSTA - On Friday, legislation sponsored by Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau of Biddeford to invest in Maine's Career and Technical Education Center infrastructure, LD 144, "An Act To Fund Capital Improvements to Career and Technical Education Centers and Regions To Bolster Maine's Future Workforce" was discussed and voted on in a work session before the Legislatures Education and Cultural Affairs Committee. The bill received unanimous support of all present.