AUGUSTA, Maine, May 9 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Mike Tipping, D-Orono: * * * Committee supports Sen. Mike Tipping bill to protect residents from PFAS contamination at Juniper Ridge Landfill AUGUSTA -- On Wednesday, May 8, the Legislature's Environment and Natural Resources Committee endorsed a bill from Sen. Mike Tipping, D-Orono. LD 1604, "An Act to Protect Groundwater and Surface Waters from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Subst  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 9 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Graham introduces bill to ensure better testing of medical use cannabis AUGUSTA - Rep. Anne Graham, D-North Yarmouth, presented legislation at a public hearing on Monday before the Legislature's Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee that would ensure medical use cannabis is tested for potency, mold, arsenic, lead, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other chemicals -- matching current adult u  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 9 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Eaton applauds Community Action Grant funding for coastal and island communities AUGUSTA - On May 1, the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future announced that several communities in House District 15 have been selected as recipients of Community Action Grant awards from the Community Resilience Partnership. Southwest Harbor will receive an award of $74,500 to be used for emergency   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 9 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Macias applauds Community Action Grant funding for Topsham AUGUSTA - On May 1, the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future announced that the Town of Topsham has been selected as a recipient of a Community Action Grant award from the Community Resilience Partnership. Topsham will receive an award of $69,038 to be used to support its Streets for People initiative, which aims to help   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 9 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Malon applauds Community Action Grant funding for Biddeford AUGUSTA - On May 1, the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future announced that the City of Biddeford has been selected as a recipient of a Community Action Grant award from the Community Resilience Partnership. Biddeford will receive an award of $80,000 to be used for facilitating Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 9 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Montell applauds Community Action Grant funding for Gardiner AUGUSTA - On May 1, the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future announced that Gardiner has been selected as a recipient of a Community Action Grant award from the Community Resilience Partnership. Gardiner will receive an award of $75,000 to be used for heat pump installations in municipal buildings. Rep. Karen Montell,   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 9 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop: * * * Sen. Hickman, Rep. Shagoury honor business leader Roger Pomerleau of Hallowell AUGUSTA -- On Wednesday, May 7, Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, and Rep. Dan Shagoury, D-Hallowell presented a legislative sentiment to Roger Pomerleau of Hallowell in the Senate chamber. Mr. Pomerleau was honored for winning the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kenneb  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 9 -- The Maine State House Speaker issued the following news: * * * Speaker Fecteau Introduces Bill to Expand Access to Career and Technical Education LD 1764 would ensure schools across Maine can offer CTE programming AUGUSTA - Speaker Ryan D. Fecteau (D-Biddeford) this week introduced a bill (LD 1764) that would help smaller Career and Technical Education (CTE) centers and regions maintain programming access. "The goal of LD 1764 is to make sure that all students in Ma  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 9 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Webb bill to strengthen Maine's trade workforce receives committee support AUGUSTA - The Legislature's Labor Committee voted to advance a measure sponsored by Rep. Kilton Webb, D-Durham, that would strengthen Maine's pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs. The committee vote was 5-2, of those present. Under the amended version of the bill, as funds become available, the Maine Apprenticeship P  more