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Sen. Talbot Ross introduces legislation to expand access to mental health care in schools

Posted: April 10, 2025

AUGUSTA – On Tuesday, April 8, Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, presented legislation before the Joint Standing Committee on Education and...

Sen. Talbot Ross shares 2025 MDOT work plan for state bridge and road projects

Posted: April 09, 2025

AUGUSTA – On April 9, 2025, Senator Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, announced the details of Maine’s three-year transportation...

Sen. Talbot Ross bill to stabilize emergency shelter funding advances with strong, bipartisan support in committee

Posted: April 08, 2025

AUGUSTA – On Tuesday, April 8, the Joint Standing Committee on Housing and Economic Development voted in strong, bipartisan support of a bill from...

Sen. Talbot Ross introduces legislation to strengthen General Assistance program and support Maine’s emergency shelters

Posted: April 07, 2025

AUGUSTA – On Monday, April 7, Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, presented two bills to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human...

Sen. Talbot Ross introduces legislation to guarantee basic labor protections for Maine farmworkers

Posted: April 02, 2025

AUGUSTA – On Wednesday, April 2, Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, presented two bills to the Joint Standing Committee on Labor that would...

Sen. Talbot Ross bill to honor James Weldon Johnson at Wiscasset rail crossing advances unanimously

Posted: March 25, 2025

AUGUSTA — On Tuesday, March 25, the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation voted unanimously in support of a bill from Sen. Rachel Talbot...

Sen. Talbot Ross introduces bill to continue to fund emergency homeless shelters in Maine

Posted: March 20, 2025

AUGUSTA – On Tuesday, March 18, Sen. Talbot Ross, D-Portland, introduced a bill that would provide ongoing funds to emergency homeless shelters...

Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross sworn into Maine Senate

Posted: December 04, 2024

Earlier today, Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, was sworn into the Maine Senate. Sen. Talbot Ross was elected to her first term in the Senate in...

Speaker Talbot Ross, Sen. Hickman introduce bills to protect rights of farm workers

Posted: April 19, 2023

AUGUSTA – On Tuesday, Speaker of the House Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, and Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, introduced a series of bills before...

Presiding Officers schedule emergency heating assistance public hearing for Wednesday, make temporary appointments to the budget committee

Posted: December 16, 2022

AUGUSTA – Today, Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, and House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, announced temporary appointments to...

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