One said lawmakers took a few, but not enough, positive steps. Another criticized legislators for pushing “an agenda” that wouldn't have stopped the shooter.
The committee is estimated to have as much as $11 million that still could be allocated, but it's unclear if it will meet again and if lawmakers could then act on the bills that get approved.
Shortly before the sun rose the day after the Maine Legislature’s adjournment deadline, both chambers passed state budget changes, which Gov. Janet Mills signed on Monday. However, more than a hundred pieces of legislation still remain in limbo. Among these unresolved items include bills aimed at expanding workers’ rights, such as requiring minimum pay for […] The post Tribal, labor bills among those left in limbo between passage and funding appeared first on Maine Morning Star.
It appears Maine’s legislative session will conclude without any floor debate or votes on perhaps the most effective gun safety reform, a proposed red flag law. Democrats, who hold the majority in both the Maine Senate and House of Representatives, passed a slate of bills aimed to address gun violence after the state’s deadliest mass […] The post Maine missed its chance to pass smarter, simpler gun policy appeared first on Maine Morning Star.
The measure passed the Senate in a bipartisan 22-8 vote but was never taken up in the House. 'We could have at least had the conversation,' said the bill's sponsor.