AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee voted unanimously on Friday to advance a bipartisan bill sponsored by Rep. Kristen Cloutier, D-Lewiston, that would establish the Family Caregiver Grant Pilot Program. If passed into law, the proposed legislation will give certified family caregivers the opportunity to receive $2,000.
AUGUSTA - The Maine House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to pass a bipartisan joint resolution recognizing the struggle of Maine residents with housing costs and the inadequacy of Maine's housing stock. The resolution, sponsored Rep. Kristen Cloutier, D-Lewiston, states that Maines shortage of affordable housing has a direct impact on the health and welfare of Maine people.
AUGUSTA - Members of the Legislature's Housing Working Group will host an in-person press conference on Tuesday, April 27 at 11 a.m. to discuss the urgency of addressing Maines housing crisis. The press conference will be held outside of the Maine State House in Augusta.
AUGUSTA - Members of the Legislature's Housing Working Group will host an in-person press conference on Tuesday, April 27 at 11 a.m. to discuss the urgency of addressing Maines housing crisis. The press conference will be held outside of the Maine State House in Augusta.
AUGUSTA - The Joint Standing Committee on Labor and Housing voted to advance a bill sponsored by Rep. Kristen Cloutier, D-Lewiston, that would support emergency shelters for persons experiencing homelessness.
AUGUSTA - In May, the Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) published its proposed rules for the state's new paid family and medical leave (PFML) program, which was created in 2023 as part of the supplemental budget enacted by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Janet Mills.
AUGUSTA - Early Thursday morning, the Legislature gave final approval to a supplemental budget that makes significant investments in affordable housing, education, health care, child care and relief funding for Maine communities to recover from the devastating winter storms in December and January. It was enacted after a series of last-minute, late-night floor amendments were offered in the Senate and defeated by the House.
AUGUSTA - On Monday, April 15, the Legislature's Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee approved an amended supplemental budget proposal that makes significant investments in affordable housing, education, health care and child care. The budget also makes discrete changes regarding transportation funding, dairy subsidies and ensures ongoing tax relief for pension holders.
AUGUSTA - Tonight, during a floor debate in the House of Representatives on LD 227, Rep. Michael Lemelin, R-Chelsea, insinuated that the Legislature's enactment of LD 1619 last summer caused the October mass shooting in Lewiston. These baseless remarks were later affirmed by Rep. Shelley Rudnicki, R-Fairfield.
AUGUSTA - Today, the House of Representatives voted on a measure that would enshrine reproductive autonomy in the Maine Constitution. The bill earned a majority 76-68 vote but failed to garner the two-thirds support it would need in a future enactment vote to send the amendment to Maine voters for final approval.
In response to the vote, Assistant House Majority Leader Kristen Cloutier, D-Lewiston, issued the following statement:
