Arlington, Virginia., June 15, 2021 – Patriot Capital and the Energy Marketers of America (EMA), formerly known as the Petroleum Marketers Association of America (PMAA), have partnered to help marketers and their dealers across the United States achieve EMV...
As Maine continues its economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mills Administration announced a new program aimed at getting unemployed Maine people back into the workforce. The “Back to Work” program, administered by the Maine Department of Labor and the...
Members of Maine’s congressional delegation are connected to two emerging infrastructure proposals. A bipartisan group of senators, including U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, released a statement, saying they had reached a “realistic” compromise that would be paid...
After seven months of contention over Governor Janet Mills’ efforts to ramp up wind-energy development off Maine’s coast, some compromises are emerging — including a permanent ban on wind projects within state waters. Maine’s lobster industry expressed great concerns...
The Maine Senate has given final approval to legislation that would require the Maine Public Employees Retirement system to divest its holdings in fossil fuel companies, and privately owned prisons. Lawmakers rejected arguments that the move would be unconstitutional....
Governor Janet Mills has announced that Maine’s State of Civil Emergency will end June 30, 2021 – the end of this month. The Governor temporarily extended the current State of Civil Emergency, which was set to expire on Sunday, June 13, through June 30, 2021, to...
An effort to end at-will employment in Maine failed in the House of Representatives on Thursday, although a narrow majority of the Democratic-led chamber approved an alternate version that would study the issue. The proposal from Rep. Mike Sylvester, D-Portland, would...
For the first time, the 130th Maine Legislature convened at the State House for four consecutive days. This week, Governor Mills presented the Legislature her plan for the allocations of the $1 billion in federal funding. The bill, LD 1733, An Act To Provide...
The Maine House of Representatives advanced a bill Wednesday to bar foreign government-owned companies from spending on state ballot questions after a Canadian energy company dumped millions into the Central Maine Power corridor referendum fight last year. The bill —...
The Mills Administration informed Maine School Administrative Units (SAUs) that it expects all schools to offer full-time, in-person learning this fall. In its priority notice, which provides planning guidance to schools for educational programming this summer and...
The Maine Senate overwhelmingly supported a bill to open Maine primaries to unenrolled voters on Tuesday. The proposal submitted by Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, and Assistant Senate Minority Leader Matt Pouliot, R-Augusta, would allow voters to cast a ballot in a...
Pro-business groups in Maine are reiterating their opposition to a bill that would require manufacturers to pay for disposal and recycling of product packaging, and they’re pointing to a white paper from an Ontario university researcher that suggests consumer prices...
