AUGUSTA - During a Joint Convention today, the Maine Legislature re-elected Aaron Frey as Attorney General, Shenna Bellows as Secretary of State and Henry Beck as State Treasurer.
Speaker of the House Rachel Talbot Ross released the following statement:
AUGUSTA - Maine House Democrats on Thursday nominated Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, to serve as Maine's Speaker of the House for the 131st Legislature.
AUGUSTA - The Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Emergency Medical Services in the State will hold its first meeting today, Thursday, Sept. 1. The commission established by the Legislature will examine and make recommendations on the structure, support and delivery of emergency medical services in the State.
AUGUSTA - On Thursday, all three Democratic leaders in the Maine House of Representatives shared supportive statements in response to news that Chipotle workers in Augusta are facing union-busting tactics. The closure announcement follows the crew filing a petition for a union election in late June. The Maine store was the first location where Chipotle workers began unionizing. Since then, organizing drives have begun in Michigan, New York, and elsewhere.
Speaker Ryan Fecteau of Biddeford:
AUGUSTA - Last night, Governor Janet Mills signed an Executive Order to further safeguard access to abortion in Maine and to protect both Maine health care professionals who provide reproductive health care and the patients who depend on this care, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
AUGUSTA - Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, overturning the abortion rights affirmed in the case of Roe v. Wade. A draft opinion had been leaked to the press last month.
Speaker Fecteau D- Biddeford, House Majority Leader Michelle Dunphy D-Old Town, and Assistant Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, released the following statements in response the ruling:
AUGUSTA - On Friday, all three Democratic leaders in the Maine House of Representatives shared supportive statements at the news of Starbucks workers in Biddeford Maine filing a petition for a union election. The Biddeford store's letter to the President and CEO of Starbucks is available here. Starbucks workers signed their letter 'In Solidarity, Partners of store #48490. Today's announcement makes Maine the 35th state where Starbucks workers are unionizing.
AUGUSTA - Members of the Maine House of Representatives gave initial approval Thursday to LD 1626, legislation to uphold the sovereignty of the Wabanaki Nations, in a vote of 81-55. Assistant House Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, is the lead sponsor of the legislation.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House voted overwhelmingly Monday to advance a measure to identify ways lawmakers can support Maine's emergency medical services. The vote was 114-18.
AUGUSTA - Ahead of the U.S. Senate's historic vote today to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, Assistant House Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, has released the following statement:
