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. Gov. Janet Mills has said the Legislature should only cast votes to overturn or sustain her vetoed legislation, a typical action permitted after statutory adjournment each […] The post A ‘Rubik’s cube’: Lawmakers reconvene as more than 200 bills await legislative action appeared first on Maine Morning Star.
Gov. Janet Mills said at the outset of the year that if a legislation to recruit case aides for the Office of Child and Family Services ended up on her desk, she would sign it. But Mills hasn’t had the chance to make good on her promise because that bill is stuck in limbo waiting […] The post Despite major concerns about child welfare, Legislature could adjourn without concrete action appeared first on Maine Morning Star.
84,000: The number of additional housing units Maine needs in the next decade to meet the state’s housing demand. This number, which came from a statewide study released in October, was repeated over and over again as members of the Maine Legislature’s Housing Committee weighed dozens of bills this session, hoping to make a dent […] The post Housing advocates in Maine celebrate big wins from this legislative session appeared first on Maine Morning Star.
The Maine Legislature is scheduled to reconvene on May 10 to consider the roughly 200 pieces of legislation that remain in limbo between passage and funding, as well as consider overriding legislation vetoed by Gov. Janet Mills. House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland) and Senate President Troy Jackson (D-Allagash) announced Wednesday that legislators would return […] The post Maine Legislature to return May 10 to address unresolved bills, vetoes appeared first on Maine Morning Star.