Over 3,000 bills were heard by the 2023 Maine Legislature. Many were defeated, but L.D. 445, sponsored by Sen. Joe Baldacci, unanimously passed the Senate and House and was carried over by the Appropriations Committee to the second session. Will it finally pass? I don’t know. A major reason this bill got this far was […]
Maine's mental health system has been under duress for decades. The state is still working to meet the terms of a Consent Decree from 1990 that requires it to maintain comprehensive services.