We owe a lot to these police officers who risk their lives every single day, but the reality is, when it comes to providing professional office space, we have not done them justice, the former elected officials write.
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Lawmakers vote to study security at State House complex
The State and Local Government Committee endorses the bill on a party-line vote after one lawmaker testifies about run-ins with a man now charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection at U.S. Capitol.
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A legislative committee voted Monday to study ways to tighten security at the State House complex after a lawmaker testified about run-ins she had with a man who has been charged with participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Lawmakers on the State and Local Government Committee approved the bill on a party-line vote following testimony from Rep. Michele Meyer, D-Eliot, who detailed unsettling run-ins she had in 2018 and 2019 with Kyle Fitzsimons of Lebanon. He was arrested in February in Maine for his alleged participation in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Maine’s major police oversight bill stalls as sheriffs roll back support Contributed • April 28, 2021
By Erin Rhoda, Bangor Daily News Staff
After backing legislation that would bring more oversight to elected county sheriffs, the Maine Sheriffs’ Association withdrew its support this week, potentially torpedoing the bill’s chances of being passed by the full Maine Legislature and showing the difficulty of bringing legislative changes even amid widespread calls for more police accountability.
Upon learning that the sheriffs’ association was opposing LD 375, which would create a process for sheriffs to be placed on administrative leave when they are suspected of unethical or criminal behavior, the Legislature’s state and local government committee voted 10-2, with one lawmaker absent, to recommend that the bill ought not to pass.
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Politicians, business leaders speak in support of revitalizing passenger rail service in central Maine
The Maine Rail Group sponsored the presentation about LD 227 To Conduct a Feasibility Study for Extending Passenger Rail Service from Brunswick through Augusta and Waterville to Bangor.
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Getting a passenger rail system through the heart of central Maine is a key to encouraging development and making sure cities in the region don’t miss out, some local officials say.
Sen. Joe Baldacci, D-Bangor.
Maine State Democrats
They brought that message Monday to a virtual forum at which advocates discussed a proposal to study the feasibility of bringing a passenger rail line to Augusta, Waterville and Bangor.