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Sen. Nangle bill to protect Mainers from unfair parking practices heads to the Governor’s desk

Sen. Nangle bill to protect Mainers from unfair parking practices heads to the Governor’s desk

Posted: June 12, 2025

AUGUSTA — On Thursday, June 12, the Maine Senate voted to enact legislation from Sen. Tim Nangle, D–Windham, that would provide new consumer...

Maine Senate advances Sen. Reny bill to honor voters’ will by expanding ranked-choice voting to gubernatorial and legislative elections

Maine Senate advances Sen. Reny bill to honor voters’ will by expanding ranked-choice voting to gubernatorial and legislative elections

Posted: June 11, 2025

AUGUSTA — On Tuesday, June 10, the Maine Senate voted to advance LD 1666, “An Act to Include in the Ranked-choice Election Method for General...

Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross bill to establish a permanent Criminal Records Review Commission receives initial support in Maine Senate

Posted: June 10, 2025

AUGUSTA — On Tuesday, June 10, the Maine Senate voted to advance legislation from Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, to establish a permanent...

Sen. Talbot Ross bill to establish minimum wage for farmworkers signed into law by Gov. Mills

Posted: June 10, 2025

AUGUSTA — On June 10, Gov. Mills signed into law legislation from Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, that will establish a state minimum wage...

Senate unanimously sends Sen. Curry bill to crack down on cryptocurrency kiosk scams to Governor’s desk

Senate unanimously sends Sen. Curry bill to crack down on cryptocurrency kiosk scams to Governor’s desk

Posted: June 10, 2025

AUGUSTA — On Tuesday, June 10, the Maine Senate voted unanimously to pass legislation from Sen. Chip Curry, D-Waldo, to regulate cryptocurrency...

Sen. Chip Curry bill to examine housing construction barriers signed by Gov. Mills

Sen. Chip Curry bill to examine housing construction barriers signed by Gov. Mills

Posted: June 10, 2025

AUGUSTA — On Tuesday, June 10, a bill from Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, to establish a working group studying the impact of building codes and...

Sen. Talbot Ross bill to expand language access for nursing assistant certification receives initial Senate approval

Posted: June 09, 2025

AUGUSTA — On Monday, June 9, the Maine Senate gave initial approval to legislation from Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, that would expand...

Maine Senate approves Sen. Ingwersen bill to improve access to child care and early childhood education

Posted: June 07, 2025

AUGUSTA — On Wednesday, the Maine Senate, in initial votes, unanimously approved  LD 1859, “An Act to Improve Access to Child Care and...

Sen. Reny bill to increase child care availability through State contracts with providers heads to Governor’s desk

Sen. Reny bill to increase child care availability through State contracts with providers heads to Governor’s desk

Posted: June 06, 2025

AUGUSTA — On Tuesday, June 3, the Maine Senate and the Maine House of Representatives both voted unanimously to send LD 1736, “An Act to...

Maine Senate advances Sen. Hickman bill to fund Maine’s elections in unanimous vote

Maine Senate advances Sen. Hickman bill to fund Maine’s elections in unanimous vote

Posted: June 06, 2025

AUGUSTA — On Thursday, June 5, the Maine Senate voted unanimously to advance LD 13, “An Act to Provide Funds Necessary for the Production and...