• Read more about Legislators honor Maine's Emergency Medical Services personnel during 50th anniversary of EMS Week

AUGUSTA - State lawmakers including Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, Speaker of the House Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, and Rep. Sue Salisbury, D-Westbrook, joined Maine Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel and Friends of EMS for Maine for the annual Maine EMS Week Celebration and Remembrance Ceremony at the State House on Thursday.

• Read more about To the Editor,

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.

• Read more about Maine's EMS Week celebration to be held at the State House

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.

• Read more about AFA Committee Meets to Consider Special Appropriations Table

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.

• Read more about Terry issues statement following Appropriations Committee votes to fund bills championed by House Democrats

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:

• Read more about Milliken earns 2024 Visionary Voice Award

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.

• Read more about Governor signs Crafts bill to join social work licensure compact

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.

• Read more about Fay bond bill to promote the design, development and maintenance of Maine trails signed into law

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.

• Read more about Governor signs Kessler bill to limit fees imposed on renters and increase transparency

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.

• Read more about Rana bill to support recovery community centers signed into law

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.