• Read more about Brunswick legislators welcome Brunswick High School Girls' Basketball Team to the State House

AUGUSTA - Today, Reps. Dan Ankeles and Poppy Arford, D-Brunswick, Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, and Sen. Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, welcomed the Brunswick High School Girls' Basketball Team to the State House. The team was presented with a legislative sentiment for winning the 2024 Class A Girls' High School Basketball State Championship.

"We are all so proud of this team making history," said Ankeles. "The focus and dedication they showed makes them all role models for kids across Brunswick and throughout Maine."

• Read more about Governor signs Doudera bill to establish a clean hydrogen pilot program

AUGUSTA - A bill sponsored by Rep. Vicki Doudera, D-Camden, to establish a clean hydrogen pilot program, was signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday.

• Read more about Arford bill to increase health care price transparency approved by Legislature

AUGUSTA - Legislation sponsored by Rep. Poppy Arford, D-Brunswick, that would require health care entities and private insurers to provide patients with an estimated cost of their health care services, received unanimous final approval by the Maine Legislature on Wednesday.

• Read more about Governor signs Golek bill to reduce barriers to homeownership

AUGUSTA - A bill sponsored by Rep. Cheryl Golek, D-Harpswell, allowing manufactured housing on single-family lots was signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday.

LD 337 will add an affordable homeownership pathway for low-to-middle-income Mainers grappling with the state's housing crisis. As amended, the bill will put manufactured housing on par with single-family, site-built homes by subjecting them to the same municipality-specific design and zoning criteria.

• Read more about Rep. Anne Graham delivers prayer in Maine House

State Rep. Anne Graham, D-North Yarmouth, delivered the official prayer in the House chamber during the session's opening ceremonies on Tuesday

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Brian Lee [Graham], c. 305-965-2744

• Read more about West Gardiner resident performs national anthem before the Maine House

Rep. Dan Shagoury, D-Hallowell (right) welcomed Gary Crocker of West Gardiner to the State House on Tuesday. Crocker performed the national anthem in the chamber of the House of Representatives at the start of the day's session.

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Brian Lee [Shagoury], c. 305-965-2744

• Read more about The Legislature Must Fully Fund the Maine Climate Corps

We have many things to be grateful for here in Maine, including access to clean air and water, and a livable climate. However, without our continued efforts to limit the effects of climate change, the natural resources we've come to cherish may become relics of the past.

• Read more about Legislature advances Worth bill to expand hands-on learning opportunities for Maine students

AUGUSTA - The Legislature voted to advance a bill this week sponsored by Rep. Mark Worth, D-Ellsworth, that would expand hands-on learning opportunities for Maine students.

LD 2131 would help increase Extended Learning Opportunities (ELOs), which are programs for high school students that include paid meaningful work experiences and skills development that could be applied towards an academic credit or professional certification upon graduation.

• Read more about Murphy receives award for her legislative work to support of maternal-infant health

AUGUSTA - Rep. Kelly Noonan Murphy, D-Scarborough, was presented with the Maine Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (MAND) Legislative and Public Policy Award for supporting maternal and infant health in her work as a legislator.

• Read more about Kuhn joins fellow Maine legislators in celebrating 100 years of diplomacy with Ireland

Rep. Amy Kuhn, D-Falmouth, (back row, third from the right) joins other legislators on Thursday in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Ireland.

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Brian Lee [Kuhn], c. 305-965-2744