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• Read more about Committee advances Lookner bill to ensure megayacht owners pay fair share

AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Transportation 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.

• Read more about House Democrats appointed to serve the Maine Climate Council

AUGUSTA - Speaker of the House Rachel Talbot Ross appointed seven House Democrats to serve on the Maine Climate Council, including on its subcommittees and working groups. The Maine Climate Council was established by Gov.

• Read more about Lookner introduces bill to define solitary confinement

AUGUSTA - Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, introduced LD 1086 Monday before the Legislature's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, which would define "solitary confinement" in Maine law.

Rep. Grayson Lookner is serving his third term in the Maine House of Representatives. 

In addition to his work as a community organizer for economic and environmental justice issues, Lookner has worked as an EMT, a wilderness guide and a behavioral health professional. He grew up working in his family's restaurant and attended Prescott College in Arizona before returning to Maine.