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
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
Shortly before the sun rose the day after the Maine Legislature’s adjournment deadline, both chambers passed state budget changes, which Gov. Janet Mills signed on Monday. However, more than a hundred pieces of legislation still remain in limbo. Among these unresolved items include bills aimed at expanding workers’ rights, such as requiring minimum pay for […]| 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
At least 16 places in Maine have names that include racial or ethnic slurs, although by law many were supposed to be eradicated decades ago, according to ongoing research by the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Tribal Populations. In 1977, Maine’s first Black state legislator Gerald Talbot sponsored a bill that […]| Maine Morning Star
Originally, the bill brought forth by Rep. Vicki Doudera (D-Camden) sought to create a voluntary process for a person to waive their right to purchase a firearm with the hope of preventing suicides.| Maine Morning Star
