Legislative Update April 1, 2022
Republican legislators agreed to send one-time payments to more Maine taxpayers and are calling for a weekend-long sales tax holiday in October as part of their list of priorities for an estimated $1.2 billion revenue surplus. Republican leaders released a list of...
Legislative Update March 25, 2022
The full Legislature convened twice this week, on Tuesday and Thursday and will meet on Tuesday and Thursday of next week. Committees are wrapping up the remaining bills that they have, but there is still plenty of work left to complete before statutory adjournment on...
Legislative Update March 18, 2022
The Maine State House was shut down for the week, forcing the canceling of Thursday’s legislative session. The building was evacuated Monday when pipes burst, flooding the first floor and the tunnel to the Cross Office Building. Workers have been repairing the damage...
Legislative Update March 11, 2022
Statutory Adjournment is Around the Corner Statutory adjournment is five weeks away and the Maine Legislature still has a lot of work to complete. Bills are still being printed, committees are still meeting daily and there are still controversial bills remaining to be...
Legislative Update March 4, 2022
Maine lawmakers begin reviewing Janet Mills’ supplemental budge Members of the Maine Legislature began debating Governor Janet Mills' supplemental budget proposal this week, which includes sending $500 refund payments to many taxpayers. Gov. Mills released...
The Legislature Returns
January 7, 2022 The Maine Legislature has begun Committee meetings for the Second Regular Session of the 130th Maine Legislature. This week the Environment and Natural Resource Committee voted Ought Not to Pass on LD 1532 An Act To Protect Maine's Air Quality by...
Maine’s Minimum Wage to Increase to $12.75 Per Hour in 2022
Pursuant to Maine law (Maine statute 26 MRS 664), effective January 1, 2022, the state minimum wage will increase from $12.15 to $12.75 per hour, based on data recently made available by the U.S. Department of Labors Bureau of Labor Statistics. Maine law requires...
Mills Administration Unveils Local Fiscal Recovery Program to Distribute $119 Million in American Rescue Plan Act Funds to Maine Towns and Cities
The Mills Administration unveiled a fiscal recovery program to distribute $119.2 million in Federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) to local governments across Maine. The Local Fiscal Recovery Program is a State pathway to infuse Federal funds...
Special election set to fill House District 86 seat
Governor Janet Mills and Secretary of State Shenna Bellows signed a proclamation announcing a special election for the Maine House District 86 seat will be held Tuesday, November 2, 2021. This House seat was previously held by Representative Justin Fecteau, R-Augusta,...
Maine Referendum Would Create Hurdle To Consumer-Owned Utility
Opponents of a proposal to replace the state's privately owned electric companies with a consumer-owned utility have crafted a referendum that could create a new hurdle. Opponents of the proposal to buy out Maine’s two privately held electric utilities are launching a...