AUGUSTA, Maine, May 20 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: Rep. Laura Supica, D-Bangor, presented legislation Monday that would establish statewide rent stabilization and amend the laws regarding lease termination and rent increases. Modeled after a 2019 Oregon law which was the first of its kind in the nation, LD 1574 would prohibit no-cause evictions unless the landlord gives the tenant 90 days' notice and pays the tenant the equivalent of one month's rent. The bi  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 19 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news: On Thursday, the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee voted in favor of a bill from Sen. Jill Duson, D-Portland, to end the sale of flavored tobacco in Maine. LD 1215, "An Act to End the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products," would protect the health of Maine families and prevent Maine's youth from developing an addiction to nicotine. "As a Black American, my family has also paid the price for the tobacco  more