Press Releases
Speaker Gideon Introduces Legislation to Protect Consumers from Unfair Insurance Billing Practices
Speaker of the House Sara Gideon (D-Freeport) introduced LD 1155, “An Act To Protect Patients and the Prudent Layperson Standard.” In several states, insurance companies have been warning policy holders that if their emergency department visit results in a diagnosis for something that the insurer doesn’t think was an emergency, the insurer will deny payment of the claim leaving the patient responsible for the bill.
read moreGideon Files Legislation to Lower Costs for Utility Customers
The Legislative Council on Thursday voted unanimously to approve an after-deadline bill request from Speaker Sara Gideon, LR 2427, “An Act to Institute Performance Based Rates for Electric Utilities.”
read moreSpeaker Gideon and HHS Chair Hymanson Statements on Riverview Recertification
Governor Janet Mills and Commissioner of Health and Human Services Jeanne Lambrew announced today that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has notified the State that Riverview Psychiatric Center has met all the conditions for recertification and will resume receiving federal Medicare reimbursement.
read moreSpeaker Gideon Statement Regarding Trump Administration Title X Gag Rule
Today the Trump Administration formally issued a domestic “gag rule” designed to target Title X funding which ensures more than four million low-income Americans can access essential reproductive health care.
read moreSpeaker Gideon Introduces Legislation to Upgrade Culverts, Making Critical Habitat and Safety Improvements
Speaker of the House Sara Gideon (D-Freeport) introduced LD 923, legislation that would make critical habitat and safety improvements. This $5,000,000 bond would allow for an upgrade of municipal culverts at stream crossings in order to enhance and restore rivers, streams and fish and wildlife habitats and to allow communities to better prepare for extreme storms and floods.
read moreGideon Commends AG Frey on Joining Lawsuit Challenging President Trump’s Declaration of National Emergency
Attorney General Aaron Frey joined a lawsuit led by California Attorney General Becerra that challenges President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency and his attempt to divert funding appropriated by Congress for other purposes. Speaker Sara Gideon released the following statement:
read moreTestimony of Speaker Sara Gideon In Support of LD 295 An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Increase Rural Maine’s Access to Broadband Internet Service Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Senator Breen, Representative Gattine and distinguished members of the Joint...
read moreDemocratic Leaders Release Statement on Governor Mills Biennial Budget Proposal
Governor Janet Mills submitted her first biennial budget to the State Legislature. An overview of the budget can be found here. She is scheduled to deliver her State of the Budget address next Monday, February 11th at 7:00 p.m. Members of House Democratic Leadership released the following statements:
read moreSpeaker Gideon Applauds Governor Mills Latest Executive Order
– Governor Janet Mills signed a new Executive Order directing immediate action on the opioid epidemic. Speaker of the House Sara Gideon released the following statement:
read moreSpeaker Gideon Statement Governor Mills Appointment of Donna Loring Senior Advisor on Tribal Affairs
Governor Janet Mills announced her appointment of Donna Loring, former Penobscot Tribal Council member, as Senior Advisor on Tribal Affairs to the Governor. Speaker Sara Gideon released the following statement:
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