Governor Janet Mills unveiled her Administration’s Part 2 budget for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 biennium, a proposal that makes a historic investment in Maine public schools and meets the State’s obligation to pay 55 percent of the cost of K-12 education for the...
During a discussion with President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of governors from across the nation today, Governor Janet Mills announced that the State of Maine is launching an outdoor-centered incentive program aimed at encouraging Maine people to get vaccinated...
A bill that would end “at-will” employment in Maine has been supported by the Legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee, but employers have expressed extreme concerns. The committee voted 8-5 Friday, May7th to recommend passage of L.D. 553 to the full Legislature,...
In the first Biden administration rule aimed at combating climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to phase down production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners. The...
Maine legislators have again proposed creating a new nonprofit, consumer-owned electric utility to replace two investor-owned utilities in the state, a move the electric companies say would cost billions of dollars to implement and delay the state reaching its clean...
A proposal from a group of Maine Republicans to ban mandatory coronavirus vaccinations for five years is up for consideration by a legislative committee this week. The legislators, led by Rep. Tracy Quint on Hodgdon, have based their proposal in part on the theory...
Maine’s intent to create a first-in-the-nation recycling reform program to force private companies to pay for cleaning up packaging materials is subject to two competing bills in the State House. The state has developed plans for an “extended producer responsibility...
Some legislators, advocates and former residents of the Long Creek Youth Development Center are urging members of the Legislature’s Criminal Justice Committee to support legislation that would close the facility within the next two years. Long Creek, the state’s youth...
Governor Janet Mills nominated Superior Justice Valerie Stanfill as Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Justice Stanfill has served on the Maine Superior Court and the Maine District Court for more than a decade. If confirmed, Justice Stanfill will be...
Governor Janet Mills presented a bond proposal aimed at rebuilding Maine’s transportation system and conserving lands and waters in honor of famed Maine sportsman George A. Smith, who passed away in February after a long and courageous battle with ALS. The proposal...
The Maine Legislature delayed meetings of both the House and Senate Chambers set for next week after the second legislator in a week tested positive for COVID-19. The change, which was announced in a letter to all legislators from Senate President Troy Jackson,...
Maine’s fishermen are pushing for a complete ban on offshore wind turbines amid concerns the benefits won’t outweigh the costs borne by those who earn a living on the water. In response to those concerns, a Republican-backed bill, proposed by Rep. Billy Bob...
