AUGUSTA - Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, has been selected to accompany Hawaii State Senator Stanley Chang and fellow state legislators and advocates from across the United States to examine social and public housing in Vienna, Austria this month.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House gave initial approval Tuesday to a proposal sponsored by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, to define solitary confinement as a means of better understanding its use in Maine's correctional facilities. The proposal was advanced by a vote of 78-58.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House voted Wednesday to advance LD 1658, An Act to Increase Campaign Finance Transparency and Accountability in Municipal Elections, sponsored by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, introduced legislation Friday to prevent the use of prone and supine restraints, chemical sprays and electroshock devices on juveniles in Maine's correctional facilities before the Maine Legislatures Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House of Representatives gave initial approval on Thursday to LD 1779, sponsored by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland. The bill would give law enforcement the option to refer youth who are believed to have committed a low-level juvenile crime to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services for a needs assessment.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House of Representatives gave initial approval on Thursday to LD 2146, sponsored by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, that would prevent municipalities with populations exceeding 20,000 from adopting moratoria on the establishment of emergency shelters.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, will join registered Maine sea kayak guides in Augusta on Wednesday evening to greet Joe Guglielmetti, Master Maine Sea Kayak Guide, following his attempt to paddle the nearly 70 miles from Portland's East End to the Maine State House in just one day. Guglielmetti is embarking on the trip to raise awareness and build support for preserving public beach access and increasing funding for outdoor education programming in Maine schools.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House of Representatives on Tuesday advanced legislation sponsored by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, that would require any vessel that meets the definition of megayacht to pay an impact fee of $10 per foot of length over 150 feet each day, up to 30 consecutive days, when docking in Maine. The funds generated will be invested into Maine's working waterfront and historic coastal communities.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House of Representatives advanced legislation on Thursday sponsored by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, which would authorize municipalities to approve harm reduction health centers, also referred to as safe consumption sites.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House of Representatives advanced legislation on Thursday sponsored by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, which would authorize municipalities to approve harm reduction health centers, also referred to as safe consumption sites.
