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Gov. Mills signs bills from Senators Baldacci and Chipman to study rail lines to connect Maine into law

Posted: June 22, 2021

AUGUSTA — On Monday, June 14, Gov. Janet Mills signed into law two bills from Senator Ben Chipman, D-Portland, and Senator Joe Baldacci,...

Senate unanimously passes bills to study rail lines to connect Maine

Posted: June 07, 2021

AUGUSTA — On Monday, the Senate passed two bills from Senator Ben Chipman, D-Portland, and Senator Joe Baldacci, D-Bangor, to conduct feasibility...

Committee approves Sen. Diamond bill to set standards for vanity license plates

Posted: May 10, 2021

AUGUSTA – On Friday, a bill from Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Windham, to strengthen the standards Maine’s Secretary of State uses to issue vanity...

Committee unanimously approves Sen. Diamond bill to honor fallen state troopers

Posted: May 07, 2021

AUGUSTA – On Thursday, a bill from Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Windham, to honor fallen Maine State Troopers by dedicating one mile of Maine’s...

Sen. Diamond introduces bill to set standards for vanity license plates

Posted: May 05, 2021

AUGUSTA – On Tuesday, Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Windham, introduced a bill to strengthen the standards Maine’s Secretary of State uses to issue...

Sen. Diamond introduces bill to honor fallen state troopers

Posted: April 16, 2021

AUGUSTA – On Thursday, Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Windham, introduced a bill to honor fallen Maine State Troopers by dedicating a mile of Interstate 95...

Legislature votes in favor of Sen. Deschambault’s bills to recognize parts of Maine’s heritage

Posted: March 31, 2021

AUGUSTA — On Tuesday, the Maine Senate voted in favor of two bills from Sen. Susan Deschambault, D-Biddeford, to recognize parts of Maine’s...

Sen. Deschambault introduces bills to recognize parts of Maine’s heritage

Posted: February 18, 2021

AUGUSTA — On Thursday, Sen. Susan Deschambault, D-Biddeford, introduced LD 266, “An Act To Create the Maine Lighthouse Trust Registration...

Senator Chipman appointed chair of Taxation Committee

Posted: December 16, 2020

AUGUSTA — Sen. Ben Chipman, D-Portland, has been appointed to serve as Senate chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation for the 130th...

Vitelli introduces bill to support Maine lobstering industry

Posted: January 29, 2020

AUGUSTA — Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, on Tuesday introduced a bill to support the Maine lobstering industry. LD 1987, “Resolve, To Exempt...