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...
by Mary-Erin Casale | Aug 26, 2019 | Maine Legislature
AUGUSTA – Speaker Sara Gideon’s legislation to upgrade culverts, making critical habitat and safety improvements, passed as a part of LD 1850 An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Improve Highways, Bridges and Multimodal Facilities. This $4,000,000...
by Mary-Erin Casale | Aug 12, 2019 | Health Care, Maine Legislature
No matter where you live in the state the challenges we face when it comes to affording and accessing adequate healthcare are staggering. Whether it be an unaffordable deductible, a two hour or more drive to see a specialist, an unexpected diagnosis or an emergency...
by Mary-Erin Casale | Jun 19, 2019 | Maine Legislature
AUGUSTA – Governor Janet Mills today signed legislation introduced by Speaker Sara Gideon to create an Automatic Voter Registration system in Maine. LD 1463, “An Act To Create An Automatic Voter Registration System,” creates a process that would automatically...
by Mary-Erin Casale | Jun 18, 2019 | Economy, Maine Legislature, Seniors
AUGUSTA – The Maine House of Representatives today gave bipartisan approval to LD 1713, “An Act To Return Funds to Maine Property Tax Payers”, voting 93-51 in favor of the bill. Introduced by Speaker Sara Gideon, the bill repurposes an existing tax relief fund...
