Legislature
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2020
Top Democratic lawmakers threaten to roll back BIW’s $45 million tax break
House Speaker Sara Gideon and Senate President Troy Jackson suggest BIW it is not meeting job creation and wage requirements in a 2018 law, allegations that the shipyard disputes.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2019
Our View: What’s at stake in March’s referendum on vaccination
Liberal use of exemptions has left Maine vulnerable to outbreaks of debilitating – and sometimes deadly – infectious diseases.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2019
Oversight panel orders investigation of Maine office that provides lawyers for the poor
The Legislature's Government Oversight Committee approved a 'deeper dive' into the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services after an initial review and outside reports raised questions about accountability.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2019
Mills releases bill to boost funds to Maine nursing homes
The governor had held the bill to boost pay of frontline workers over concerns that it might jeopardize federal Medicaid funding.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2019
Bill would direct DEP to evaluate air emissions from tank farms in Maine
The proposal by Sen. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, would require the agency to investigate the best ways to monitor and control emissions and odors from petroleum storage tanks.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2019
Top lawmakers reject most appeals to hear more bills in January
Members of the Legislative Council voted down more bills than they accepted Friday as lawmakers pushed to get previously rejected bills before the Legislature next year.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2019
Rejected bills to get second look by Maine legislative leaders
Top lawmakers will hear appeals on Friday from the sponsors of about 75 bills that were not accepted for debate in the legislative session that begins in January.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2019
New tax on internet sales boosts Maine’s budget further into the black
The tax, approved after the recent two-year budget was finalized, is one of several that contributed to an increase in state revenue.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2019
Maine lawmakers eye ways to boost their own pay
The state's citizen legislators are among the lowest paid in the nation, but a special commission has been looking into how that might be changed.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2019
As jails run in the red, Maine lawmakers look to reduce inmate populations
A legislative committee is considering ways to reduce jail populations and increase the likelihood that inmates will find stability and support when they are released.
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