The May 5 edition of the Maine Sunday Telegram featured an article with the headline, "As student homelessness rises, so do challenges for Biddeford and Saco schools." The article detailed the issues facing school districts in southern Maine that have seen an increase in students who are unhoused.
AUGUSTA - Tomorrow, May 23 at 11:00 a.m., state lawmakers will join Maine Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel and Friends of EMS for the annual Maine EMS Week Celebration and Remembrance Ceremony. The event will be held on the State House grounds at the Maine EMS Memorial and Education site.
AUGUSTA - Yesterday, members of the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee met to consider the 245 bills that made it to the Special Appropriations Table. During their meeting, the committee made recommendations to fund 80 bills and take no action on the remainder.
AUGUSTA - On Tuesday, the Legislature's Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee met to consider the 245 bills that made it to the Special Appropriations Table. During their meeting, the committee made recommendations to fund 80 bills, including nearly 40 bills championed by House Democrats.
Following the committee votes, House Majority Leader Mo Terry, D-Gorham, issued the following statement:
AUGUSTA - Rep. Nina Milliken, D-Blue Hill, earned the National Sexual Violence Resource Center's (NSVRC) 2024 Visionary Voice Award. The Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault presented Milliken with the award at a ceremony on April 30 at the University of Maine at Augusta.
AUGUSTA - Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law legislation sponsored by Rep. Lydia Crafts, D-Newcastle, that will improve access to social work services in Maine by having the state join the Social Work Licensure Compact.
AUGUSTA - A bipartisan bond measure sponsored by Rep. Jessica Fay, D-Raymond, that would provide $30 million over four years to invest in the design, development and maintenance of trails statewide was signed into law Monday and will appear on the November ballot.
AUGUSTA - Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law a bill sponsored by Rep. Chris Kessler, D-South Portland, aimed at protecting Maine renters by limiting the types of fees that are imposed on tenants upon signing a lease and increasing transparency around what many consider "hidden fees" in a lease agreement.
AUGUSTA - A measure sponsored by Rep. Ambureen Rana, D-Bangor, which would create the Recovery Community Centers Fund within the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, was signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills on Monday.
AUGUSTA - The Maine Climate Corps, introduced in the 130th Legislature by Rep. Morgan Rielly, D-Westbrook, is partnering with the American Climate Corps in an effort to recruit people who are interested in combating climate change, advancing environmental justice and building the clean energy economy.
