Sen. Chipman says attorney general guidances makes need for legislative oversight clear AUGUSTA — Sen. Ben Chipman of Portland, the lead Senate...
AUGUSTA — Sen. Ben Chipman, D-Portland, has been appointed by the Senate President to the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Health and...
AUGUSTA — Two new laws targeting sex offenders in Maine will take effect on Friday, July 29. “These new laws strengthen the systems that...
Sen. Cathy Breen, D-Falmouth, is urging her colleagues in the Legislature to override Gov. LePage's veto of LD 1547, "An Act To Provide Access to...
AUGUSTA — The Senate on Friday passed a bill to ban the use of welfare cash to buy alcohol, tobacco, lottery tickets and other products that...
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate on Tuesday gave initial approval to a Republican-sponsored bill to accept federal dollars to expand access affordable...
AUGUSTA — Democrats in the Maine Senate on Wednesday blocked a bill by Gov. Paul LePage that would allow the state to transfer mental health...
Gov. LePage’s Department of Health and Human Services recently announced its plan to make dramatic cuts to services for people living with...
AUGUSTA — Sen. Nate Libby, D-Lewiston, is urging his colleagues in the House and Senate to focus the remainder of the session on on real,...
Plan restores accountability, puts Mainers to work, prevents fraud and abuse AUGUSTA — Maine’s Democratic leaders on Thursday unveiled...