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Despite major concerns about child welfare, Legislature could adjourn without concrete action

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. ....

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Advocates celebrate funding for recovery community centers, say it will save lives

Lawmakers and advocates praised action taken by the Maine Legislature in the final hours of this year’s session to pass and fund a bill creating a sustainable revenue source for the more than 20 recovery community centers in the state. Late Wednesday, LD 1714 received funding from the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, the powerful […] The post Advocates celebrate funding for recovery community centers, say it will save lives appeared first on Maine Morning Star. ....

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