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Legislature

Published
February 6, 2022

Maine’s housing crisis is building a growing bipartisan will to find solutions

The combination of the housing crisis and the availability of federal recovery money, some think, presents a rare opportunity for leaders to come together and fix problems.
Published
February 3, 2022

Committee advances bill to let Maine towns collect fees on short-term rentals

The bill would let communities impose impact fees on short-term rentals that aren't inhabited by permanent residents and use that money to support affordable housing.
Published
September 17, 2021

Proposals would shift legislative districts, but critics say details are lacking

Proposals by Republicans and Democrats to redraw Maine's 2 congressional districts and 35 state Senate districts are criticized for lacking details to show voters how boundaries would shift.
Published
September 12, 2021

‘Buy American’ isn’t just for cars or washing machines. A proposed bill applies to flowers

The American Grown Act, supported by Rep. Pingree and Sen. King, asks that the U.S. government buy U.S. blossoms.
Published
July 2, 2021

Maine lawmakers approve landmark recycling reform bill

If signed by Gov. Janet Mills, the bill would make private companies partly responsible for the cost of disposing of packaging waste and improving the state's recycling system.

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Published
June 15, 2021

New statewide energy code aims for tighter buildings, lower emissions

Some worry that building contractors will have ‘a rude awakening’ with the change, which is effective July 1 and stems from bills passed in 2019.
Published
June 1, 2021

Bill to replace CMP and Versant with consumer-owned utility gains committee approval

The Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee's 9-2 vote, with 2 lawmakers absent, advances the bill for consideration by the full Legislature and, ultimately, Maine voters.
Published
May 3, 2021

Direct care workers urge lawmakers to raise pay rates to combat staffing shortages

A workforce shortage and low wages have created a crisis for those who need help from direct care workers. On Monday, some workers made their case for a pay hike to the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee.
Published
April 29, 2021

Come up with new safety rules, legislators tell funeral home regulators

Lawmakers said they want rules that would keep drivers safe when they are transporting bodies in Maine.
Published
April 18, 2021

Maine redistricting thrown into confusion by census delay, constitutional Catch-22

The state’s process insulates against gerrymandering, unless one party has supermajority control of the Legislature.