Lawmakers in both the House of Representatives and Senate met on April 20 and extended the second legislative session, statutorily…
Browsing: Senate President Troy Jackson
A disagreement between the presiding officers of the Maine Legislature––House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) and Senate President Troy Jackson (D-Aroostook)––resulted…
The Maine Legislature’s Committee on Marine Resources (MAR) met on February 8 to discuss two bills intended to help the…
Members of the Maine Legislature’s House of Representatives failed to override Gov. Janet Mills’ veto on Wednesday of a bill…
The second session of the 130th Maine Legislature began on January 5, with both the Senate and House of Representatives…
According to a schedule released on December 17, the 130th Maine Legislature will hold only two in-person sessions when it…
At midnight on October 1, the position of state auditor will become vacant. Maine statute requires that the state auditor…
In recent months, we’ve heard a lot about child care in the news and from pundits. Whether it’s the so-called…
LD 1117 would have accomplished nothing in terms of lowering prescription drug costs for Mainers, and Mills was right to veto it.
The vetoes, among some of her other recent ones, are a welcome check on ever-expanding state power and restrictions of free markets.
Gov. Mills recently issued vetoes for seven pieces of legislation approved by the Maine Legislature. Her veto of several of…