AUGUSTA - A bill sponsored by Rep. Jan Dodge, D-Belfast, to ensure that public workers pay the same income tax as other retirees, received unanimous support from the Maine House of Representatives Wednesday.
AUGUSTA - The Legislature approved a bill Wednesday that would require telephone utilities to provide customers with services to reduce the volume of calls received from automated telephone calling devices, also known as spam calls or robocalls.
AUGUSTA - Following the Mills administration's announcement on Wednesday of plans to make historic investments in Maine schools, including a proposal for the state to reach 55% funding for K-12 local education costs, House Democrats serving on the Legislature's Education and Cultural Affairs Committee released statements in support of the plan.
Last year, the Legislature passed the strongest Good Samaritan Law in the nation, and we did it with bipartisan support. This law ensures that a person who calls for medical help for a drug overdose is protected from criminal charges for drug-related crimes.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Jan Dodge, D-Belfast, introduced legislation Wednesday to require school administrative units to provide a 30-minute lunch period for Maine students.
AUGUSTA - Rep. Jan Dodge, D-Belfast, introduced LD 70, An Act to Eliminate the Cap on Retirement Benefits for State Employees and Teachers to Which a Cost-of-living Adjustment Is Made, before the Joint Standing Committee on Labor and Housing on Tuesday.
AUGUSTA - Waldo County state representatives have been named to key legislative policy committees for the upcoming session.
Rep. Janice Dodge, D-Belfast, will serve on the Education and Cultural Affairs Committee, and Rep. S. Paige Zeigler, D-Montville, will serve as House chair of the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee.
