All posts tagged "emergency"
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Legislative Council screens 330 bills, accepts 107 to be debated in upcoming session
On October 25 the Legislative Council met to consider bill requests for the...
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Face-saving partisanship killed emergency powers reform in Maine this session
Saying “no emergency is going to be perfect,” Facteau outlined his hesitancy to...
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States are moving to reform emergency executive power, but not Maine
On June 2, the Maine House of Representatives defeated eight bills aimed at...
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State legislatures should be reining in emergency powers
This month marks the one-year anniversary of when states and the federal government...
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Rand Paul, Ron Wyden want to end endless national emergencies
Have you heard about the newest national emergency? No, not the COVID-19 pandemic....
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New legislative proposal would curb emergency powers of Maine’s chief executive
In a press statement released late Monday afternoon, House Minority Leader Rep. Kathleen...
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The Legislature must reconvene to rein in the governor’s emergency powers
On Saturday evening, the Republican leaders in the House and Senate, with the...
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Governor Mills takes emergency action on medical licensing, telehealth
Governor Janet Mills issued an executive order today that eases occupational licensing rules...
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Here are some of the ’emergencies’ lawmakers want to debate in the Second Session
It is everyone’s favorite time of the legislative cycle – preparing for the...
