Maine’s Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (DACF) would write new rules to bring the state’s hemp program into line…
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Gov. Janet Mills has so far vetoed two bills passed during the 130th Legislature’s second session, and more vetoes could…
Though the 130th Maine Legislature will return to Augusta for a veto day on May 9, there are a number…
On April 27, Gov. Janet Mills signed LD 2003 into law. The bill was finally passed by the legislature on…
Both chambers of the Maine Legislature met on April 25 for the final regular meeting of the 130th Legislature. Lawmakers…
Lawmakers in both the House of Representatives and Senate met on April 20 and extended the second legislative session, statutorily…
With only three days left in the 130th Legislature’s second session, both the Senate and House of Representatives held sessions…
The Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs (AFA) met late on the evening of April 14 and voted unanimously to…
On April 7, the Maine Legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee voted 8 to 4 to adopt a new sponsor’s amendment…
The House of Representatives on April 5 failed to pass a bill that would have created a ballot question asking…
For the sixth time during the 130th Maine Legislature’s second session, the House of Representatives and Senate met on March…
Approximately five months after being forced to vacate the position of state auditor, Matt Dunlap has received internal auditor credentials.…
Maine’s Legislative Council voted unanimously on March 3 to change its requirement that legislators and staff wear masks inside the…
The Maine Legislature’s Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business convened on February 22 to hold a public hearing…
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is updating the processes it uses to track and respond to…
The Legislative Council met on January 27 and considered after-deadline bill requests to be introduced during the Maine Legislature’s ongoing…
Members of the Maine Legislature’s House of Representatives failed to override Gov. Janet Mills’ veto on Wednesday of a bill…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills will deliver the State of the State address on February 10. She will not release her…
The January 11 special election for House District 27, which includes parts of Scarborough and Gorham, ended in victory for…
According to a schedule released on December 17, the 130th Maine Legislature will hold only two in-person sessions when it…
In March 2021, Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill into law requiring the Legislative Council to study the best method…
On October 25 the Legislative Council met to consider bill requests for the 130th Maine Legislature’s upcoming second session. The…
Maine’s Legislative Council voted to reinstate its COVID-19 Prevention Policy, which requires face masks to be worn in the State…
The Apportionment Commission held a public hearing on September 20 to hear public input on some of the district maps…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced a new vaccine requirement for healthcare workers on August 12, and it didn’t take long…
When former Secretary of State Matt Dunlap was sworn in as the state auditor on January 4, he did not…
Maine lawmakers will convene in-person in Augusta this week for the first time since December 2, when legislators met at…
After Maine Democrats sent a letter to the state’s top public safety official Monday calling for an investigation into the…
After nearly a year with one person unilaterally dictating public policy in Maine, some members of the state legislature are…
With Maine’s 2020 statewide general election behind us, it’s time to look ahead to the first regular session of the…
They’re at it again. On September 27th, lawmakers were required to submit all of their legislative requests to the Revisor’s…
This week, the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology held a public hearing on LD 1364, a bill…