AUGUSTA - A proposal from Rep. Maggie O'Neil, D-Saco, would celebrate Maines signature confection by creating Maine Needham Day.
The Legislatures State and Local Government Committee held a public hearing on the bill, LD 292, on Tuesday. The bill would designate the last Saturday in September each year as Maine Needham Day.
AUGUSTA - The Maine Legislature unanimously gave initial approval to a bill on Tuesday that would study and recommend improvements to the state's early college programs. The measure is sponsored by Rep. Maggie O'Neil, D-Saco.
AUGUSTA - In a tripartisan vote, the Legislature's Judiciary Committee advanced a bill on Wednesday from Rep. Maggie O'Neil, D-Saco, aimed at protecting the right to privacy by regulating corporate collection and use of biometric identifiers.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Maggie O'Neil, D-Saco, presented LD 1880, An Act To Provide Textbook Cost Assistance for High School Students Enrolled in Early College Courses, before the Legislature's Education and Cultural Affairs Committee on Tuesday.
AUGUSTA - The Legislative Council voted last week to send two bills sponsored by Rep. Maggie O'Neil, D-Saco, to the Legislature for consideration. The bills, one regarding textbook cost assistance for high school students interested in taking college courses and the other regarding consumer protections for sensitive personal information, will be heard during the upcoming session in January.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Maggie O'Neil, D-Saco, received Sierra Club Maine's 2021 Public Service for the Environment Award this week in recognition of her legislative leadership and commitment to protecting the environment.
AUGUSTA - A new law by Rep. Maggie O'Neil, D-Saco, will help survivors of domestic violence access justice by bringing the statute of limitations for assault, battery and false imprisonment into line with the limit on bringing other civil claims. The change will allow more time for survivors to bring a civil claim.
AUGUSTA - A measure from Rep. Maggie O'Neil, D-Saco, to establish the Maine Forest Advisory Board earned final approval from the Legislature in the early hours of Friday morning.
AUGUSTA -Gov. Janet Mills signed into law last week a measure by Rep. Maggie O'Neil, D-Saco, directing the state pension system to divest from fossil fuels. The law is the first of its kind in the United States.
Maine is now the first state in the nation to commit to fossil fuel divestiture through legislation.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Transportation Committee voted Wednesday to advance a measure by Rep. Maggie O'Neil, D-Saco, that would strengthen Maine's public transit system statewide by improving planning and expanding stakeholder input. The vote was unanimous among those present.
