by Mary-Erin Casale | Jan 23, 2020 | Maine Legislature, Uncategorized
AUGUSTA – The Maine Attorney General’s Office’s released data today showing that 277 deaths were caused by drugs in January through September of 2019. The report forecasts total drug deaths for the year to be 4% higher than in 2018. Speaker of the House Sara...
by Mary-Erin Casale | Jan 22, 2020 | Maine Legislature
AUGUSTA – Tonight, Governor Janet Mills delivered her State of the State address to a joint convention of the Maine Legislature. Speaker of the House Sara Gideon released the following statement: “The State of the State address that I heard from Governor Mills...
by Mary-Erin Casale | Jan 7, 2020 | Health Care, Maine Legislature
AUGUSTA – Wednesday, Jan. 8 marks the start of the Second Session of Maine’s 129th Legislature. Last year, the Legislature passed bills to expand health care coverage, reign in the skyrocketing prices of prescription drugs, address climate change, lift up...
by Mary-Erin Casale | Dec 19, 2019 | Health Care, Maine Legislature
LR 3128 – An Act To Save Lives by Capping the Out-of-pocket Cost of Certain Medications Approved by Legislative Council AUGUSTA – Speaker of the House Sara Gideon (D-Freeport) introduced an after-deadline bill that would cap out-of-pocket insurance...
by Mary-Erin Casale | Oct 24, 2019 | Maine Legislature
AUGUSTA – Maine’s Legislative Council, a bipartisan committee comprising members of House and Senate leadership, took a number of votes on the 399 bills under consideration for the second session of the 129th legislature. 134 bills were approved, with an appeals...
by Mary-Erin Casale | Sep 19, 2019 | Economy, Health Care, Maine Legislature
AUGUSTA – Multiple priority initiatives sponsored by Speaker of the House Sara Gideon will become Maine law today, including a new property tax reduction fund, expanded access to reproductive health care, and an automatic voter registration system. Gideon’s...
