The Maine Legislature will return to wrap up session this week, but the governor and legislative leadership are not on the same page about what actions should be taken.| 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 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
For the few ways a bill can become law, there are many more ways legislation can be killed. Sometimes the path to a bill’s demise is clear. Maybe it gets votes out of a legislative committee with members suggesting its passage, but it doesn’t secure enough votes in either the Maine House of Representatives or […]| Maine Morning Star
