The latest population figures released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau could push more than 20,000 Maine residents into the more northern and rural of the state’s two congressional districts. After a long delay, the census released granular population...
In one of its final votes of the session, the Legislature approved a joint order asserting that a lease negotiated between the state and Central Maine Power for the utility’s transmission corridor should have been approved by a vote by state lawmakers. While...
The Maine legislature has wrapped up its work for the First Regular Session of the 130th Maine Legislature. The session finished by both Chamber’s taking up vetoes by Governor Mills as well as the remaining budgetary bills. The Legislature adjourned around 9:00 PM...
Maine’s highest court has extended the deadline for a special commission and the state’s Legislature to redraw legislative and congressional districts because of pandemic-related delays in the U.S. Census process last year. Under Maine’s Constitution, a special...
Governor Janet Mills swore in the Board of Directors for the Maine Connectivity Authority this week, a new State entity charged with achieving universal availability of high-speed broadband in Maine. The Board of Directors is charged with governing the Authority and...
A bill requiring manufacturers to report their use of a class of toxic chemicals and phase them out by 2030 is now the law in Maine. The law that took effect this week was one of several legislative proposals to address contamination by PFAS, short for perfluoroalkyl...
The Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) is preparing for a toll adjustment in 2021 to offset losses to revenue caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, to complete important capacity projects, and to preserve the MTA bond rating. MTA will hold Public Meetings in early August to...
Governor Janet Mills announced that her Administration has deposited another $223.6 million into the State’s Budget Stabilization, or so-called “Rainy Day” Fund, bringing it to an historic high of $491.9 million. Since Governor Mills took office, the Administration,...
On a party-line vote the majority Democrats in the Maine Legislature approved a bill to authorize the spending of over $1 billion of federal American Rescue Plan funds and Gov. Janet Mills signed it into law. The bill fell short of the two-thirds majority needed for...
The Maine Legislature has sustained Gov. Janet Mills’ veto of a bill that would’ve asked voters to buyout the state’s two largest utilities and replace them with a consumer-owned electric company. The House voted 68 to 65 to override the...
After the Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee voted out along party lines legislation to implement the Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan, Governor Janet Mills issued a statement urging lawmakers to continue working to achieve the 2/3 bipartisan...
Majority Democrats in the Maine Legislature voted late Wednesday to advance their plan to spend nearly $1 billion in federal COVID-19 aid, breaking with Republicans who voted to endorse a smaller proposal. The legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs...
