The Maine Legislature passed a bill that extends tribal authority to prosecute more serious offenses committed on tribal territory by tribal members.| Maine Morning Star
The Maine Legislature approved a supplemental state budget at nearly 3 a.m. Thursday morning that includes storm relief Gov. Janet Mills had previously proposed to be funded outside the budget process. The governor wrote in a letter to legislators Wednesday morning, before the storm relief was tacked on, that she would approve the budget plan. […]| Maine Morning Star
Of the many proposed gun safety reforms introduced in the aftermath of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting last fall, several are headed to Gov. Janet Mills’ desk for her signature.| Maine Morning Star
The Maine Legislature adjourned last week without taking action on a bill that would have created mandated nurse-to-patient ratios in certain health care settings.| Maine Morning Star
Lawmakers and advocates praised action taken by the Maine Legislature to pass and fund a bill creating a sustainable revenue source for the more than 20 recovery community centers in the state.| Maine Morning Star
The Maine Legislature passed a bill to create an African American and Wabanaki Studies advisory council, which would be tasked with ensuring that the courses of study — already required under Maine law — are effectively implemented in schools. The proposal, from Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland), passed the Senate with a 24-9 vote Tuesday […]| Maine Morning Star
The third attempt at sweeping reform of the 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act has once again languished. However, the Maine House of Representatives this week passed a narrowed proposal that could still be the most substantive change since enactment of the Act that has left the Wabanaki Nations with a status more akin to […]| Maine Morning Star
The Maine Legislature passed a bill on Wednesday to create an Office of Tribal-State Affairs, aimed to streamline the certification of laws that apply to the Tribes.| Maine Morning Star
Another attempt to give farmworkers in Maine the right to minimum wage has failed after Gov. Janet Mills vetoed her own bill.| Maine Morning Star
