• Read more about Amidst stunning divisions, now is our moment to unite

As a state and a nation we find ourselves struggling to comprehend the attack on our Capitol last week. I have gone from shocked, to scared, to angry, to sad.

Never in my lifetime would I ever have fathomed something like this would happen in our country. The divisiveness and visceral and utter hatred that some in our society seem to hold for one another is unconscionable, and yet here we are. We are a nation polarized. And while the attack on our republic most certainly impacted the very heart of our democracy, it did not and will not break us.

• Read more about Dunphy, Talbot Ross statements on Governor Mills' budget proposal

AUGUSTA - Majority Leader Michelle Dunphy, D-Old Town, and Assistant Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, issued the following statements in response to Governor Janet Mills' proposed budget:

From Majority Leader Dunphy:

• Read more about Dunphy, Talbot Ross comment on tragic events at the U.S. Capitol

AUGUSTA - Majority Leader Michelle Dunphy, D-Old Town, and Assistant Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, issued the following statement in response to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021:

• Read more about Berry, Grohoski issue statement on Versant request to PUC

AUGUSTA - Rep. Seth Berry, D-Bowdoinham, and House chair of the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee, and Rep. Nicole Grohoski, D-Ellsworth, a member of the Energy, Utilities and Technologies Committee, issued the following statements in response to Versant Power's intention to file a request to the Maine Public Utilities Commission asking for an increase in distribution rates.

• Read more about Doudera laws go into effect

AUGUSTA - Two new laws sponsored by Rep. Vicki Doudera, D-Camden, went into effect on Friday, Aug. 9. They include a measure to allow natural organic reduction, or body composting, as well as a measure to create a pilot program to develop clean hydrogen.

• Read more about Rielly delivers keynote speech at Blue Economy Symposium

AUGUSTA - On Thursday, Aug. 8, Rep. Morgan Rielly, D-Westbrook, was the keynote speaker at the Second Annual Symposium for the Advancement of Maine's Blue Economy, hosted by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Educate Maine, the Maine Aquaculture Association and Southern Maine Community College.

• Read more about Pringle law to remove barriers to patient care goes into effect

AUGUSTA - A bill sponsored by Rep. Jane Pringle, D-Windham, that will work to ease the administrative burden of on healthcare providers will go into effect today.

• Read more about Sachs bill to support municipal franchise agreements goes into effect

AUGUSTA - A new law sponsored by Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, that will support municipal franchise agreements, goes into effect today.

• Read more about Ankeles law to protect Maine's working waterfront goes into effect

AUGUSTA - A bill sponsored by Rep. Dan Ankeles, D-Brunswick, that will help protect fishermen's access to Maine's working waterfront goes into effect today.

• Read more about Arford selected for Council of State Governments 2024 Eastern Leadership Academy

AUGUSTA - Rep. Poppy Arford, D-Brunswick, has been selected to participate in the national Council of State Governments 2024 Robert J. Thompson Eastern Leadership Academy.