• Read more about Rielly leads 47 Maine legislators in effort to protect AmeriCorps

AUGUSTA – Rep. Morgan Rielly, D-Westbrook, joined 47 Maine House and Senate members in sending a letter urging Maine’s Congressional Delegation to work to reinstate funding for AmeriCorps programming across the country that was recently cut by the Trump Administration.  

Last Friday, the AmeriCorps agency immediately terminated close to $400 million in grant program funding, leaving all of Maine’s AmeriCorps grants, totaling over $4 million, at risk. 

• Read more about Rielly leads 47 Maine legislators in effort to protect AmeriCorps

AUGUSTA – Rep. Morgan Rielly, D-Westbrook, joined 47 Maine House and Senate members in sending a letter urging Maine’s Congressional Delegation to work to reinstate funding for AmeriCorps programming across the country that was recently cut by the Trump Administration.  

Last Friday, the AmeriCorps agency immediately terminated close to $400 million in grant program funding, leaving all of Maine’s AmeriCorps grants, totaling over $4 million, at risk. 

• Read more about Legislature advances Sachs bill to help more Mainers afford to pay their electric bills

AUGUSTA – On Tuesday, the Maine House and Senate voted to advance a bill sponsored by Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, that would provide funding for the Low Income Assistance Program (LIAP) to help Mainers pay their electric bills. The bill passed the House 120-26 and was approved unanimously in the Senate. The House gave final approval on Wednesday. 

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• Read more about Crafts introduces legislation to study the feasibility of ferry service to Monhegan Island

AUGUSTA – Rep.

• Read more about Rielly named House Chair of Citizen Trade Policy Commission

AUGUSTA – Rep. Morgan Rielly, D-Westbrook, was named House Chair of Maine’s Citizen Trade Policy Commission (CTPC) last Thursday. His appointment by House Speaker Ryan Fecteau, D-Biddeford, was confirmed Tuesday by the Legislature.  

• Read more about Rielly introduces bill to establish Working Waterfront Infrastructure Engineer Corps

AUGUSTA – Rep. Morgan Rielly, D-Westbrook, introduced a bill before the Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee Thursday that would establish a Working Waterfront Infrastructure Engineer Corps to help protect Maine’s coastline communities and habitat.  

• Read more about Legislative Council advances Stover bill to fund Maine Sea Grant after abrupt termination by Trump administration

AUGUSTA – On Thursday, the Legislative Council voted to advance an emergency bill from Rep.

• Read more about Mastraccio bill would make learning to drive more accessible

AUGUSTA - Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio, D-Sanford, introduced a bill before the Legislature’s Transportation Committee on Thursday that would make learner’s permits more accessible for students between the ages of 15-and-a-half and 18 years of age. 

• Read more about Mastraccio bill to improve child safety passes unanimously through committee

AUGUSTA – Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio, D-Sanford, sponsored LD 1150 to improve child safety in Maine.