AUGUSTA - A measure sponsored by Rep. Ambureen Rana, D-Bangor, which would create the Recovery Community Centers Fund within the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, was signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills on Monday.
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 - Rep. Ambureen Rana, D-Bangor, was selected as a 2023 recipient of the 20 Under 40 Leadership Award from the Council of State Governments (CSG) and will receive the award this December in Raleigh, North Carolina.
AUGUSTA - On Monday, Gov. Janet Mills signed into law LD 956, sponsored by Rep. Ambureen Rana, D-Bangor, which will require health care facilities to collect patient data related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
AUGUSTA - On Tuesday, the Maine House of Representatives enacted LD 956, sponsored by Rep. Ambureen Rana, D-Bangor, which would require health care facilities to collect patient data related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House of Representatives voted Tuesday to enact LD 540, sponsored by Rep. Ambureen Rana, D-Bangor, which would direct the Maine Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Behavioral Health to develop a request for proposal for two adult peer respite centers.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Taxation voted unanimously last week to advance LD 1714, sponsored by Rep. Ambureen Rana, D-Bangor, which would create the Recovery Community Centers Fund within the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House and Senate this week advanced LD 956, sponsored by Rep. Ambureen Rana, D-Bangor, which would require health care facilities to collect patient data related to sexual orientation and gender identity. While health care facilities would be required to incorporate sexual orientation and gender identity questions on their intake forms, patients are not required to answer them.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Deqa Dhalac, D-South Portland, and Rep. Ambureen Rana, D-Bangor, joined fellow Muslim-American elected officials and members of the Biden Administration at the White House last week for Eid al-Fitr, a celebration marking the end of Ramadan.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee voted with unanimous support, of those present, to advance LD 540, sponsored by Rep. Ambureen Rana, D-Bangor, which would direct the Maine Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Behavioral Health to develop a request for proposal for two adult peer respite centers.
