AUGUSTA - On Saturday, April 6, members of the Legislature's Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee gave initial approval for funding that will help address the alarming financial shortfall facing low-barrier shelters across Maine like the Hope House Health and Living Center in Bangor, a community nonprofit that serves unhoused Mainers.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House of Representatives voted Thursday to enact a bill sponsored by Rep. Anne Perry, D-Calais, that would allow nursing homes more flexibility in managing occupancy at their facilities.
As amended, LD 938 would restore the ability for nursing homes to voluntarily reduce their number of licensed beds and then later increase the number of those beds to the prior level after obtaining state approval.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House of Representatives voted Tuesday to advance a bill sponsored by Rep. Anne Perry, D-Calais, that would allow nursing homes more flexibility in managing occupancy at their facilities.
As amended, LD 938 would restore the ability for nursing homes to voluntarily reduce their number of licensed beds and then later increase the number of those beds to the prior level after obtaining state approval.
AUGUSTA - For decades, natural resources have been vital to Maine's economy and identity. To protect the state's natural resources and the industries and communities that rely on them, House Democrats have recently introduced several pieces of legislation that foster rural economic development opportunities, expand access to agricultural education in public schools and support our heritage industries.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Anne Perry, D-Calais, introduced LD 807, An Act to Create the Small Communities Tourism Fund, before the Joint Standing Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business on Tuesday. The measure would establish a fund within the Department of Economic and Community Development's Office of Tourism that would offer grants to small communities seeking to develop and promote events and natural resource-based tourism opportunities.
AUGUSTA - A bill introduced, this week by Rep. Anne Perry, D-Calais, would provide support to the many small communities across the state to develop and promote events and natural resource-based tourism opportunities.
LD 807, An Act to Create the Small Communities Tourism Fund, would establish a fund within the Department of Economic and Community Development's Office of Tourism to be awarded to eligible communities.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to advance emergency legislation sponsored by Rep. Anne Perry, D-Calais, aimed at removing the permit requirement for transporting wild blueberries.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Anne Perry, D-Calais, will serve as House chair of the Legislature's Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee (HCIFS).
"I am honored to be named chair of this committee," said Perry. "As a health care professional, I know how important insurance and health coverage are to our population. I'm excited to work with my colleagues in a bipartisan way to find solutions to improve this system in order to benefit all Mainers.
