AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 25 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel: * * * First-in-the-nation PFAS response program now permanent thanks to new law from Sen. Ingwersen On Wednesday, Sept. 24, a new law from Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel, took effect. LD 130, "An Act to Establish the PFAS Response Program and to Modify the Fund to Address PFAS Contamination," formalizes the PFAS Response Program at the Maine Department of  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 25 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Tim Nangle, D-Windham: * * * New law to protect Mainers from subscription and gym membership traps takes effect for 2026 subscriptions Today, a new law introduced by Sen. Tim Nangle, D-Windham, that would make it easier for Mainers to cancel subscription services and gym memberships that they no longer want went into effect after being passed by the Legislature earlier this year. The  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 25 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast: * * * Law to strengthen support for volunteer first responders takes effect New law from Sen. Curry builds on years of bipartisan work to make first responder benefits more reliable * Today, a new law introduced by Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, went into effect after being passed by the Legislature earlier this year. LD 786, "An Act to Promote Public Safety and  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 25 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Donna Bailey, D-Saco: * * * New Sen. Bailey law protects consumers from the negative impacts of medical debt On Wednesday, September 24, a new consumer protection law from Sen. Donna Bailey, D-Saco, took effect. LD 558, "An Act to Strengthen Consumer Protections by Prohibiting the Report of Medical Debt on Consumer Reports," prohibits a consumer reporting agency from listing medical   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 25 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Jill Duson, D-Portland: * * * New Sen. Duson law to return withheld benefits to Maine retirees with disabilities takes effect Today, a new law introduced by Senate Assistant Majority Leader Jill Duson, D-Portland, went into effect after being passed unanimously by the Legislature earlier this year. LD 1638, "An Act Regarding Disability Retirement Benefits Under the Maine Public Emplo  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 25 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Mike Tipping, D-Orono: * * * New Sen. Tipping law protects Maine workers from losing work and pay Today, a new worker protections law from Sen. Mike Tipping, D-Orono, took effect. LD 598, "An Act to Require Minimum Pay for Reporting to Work," establishes a new protection for workers by guaranteeing that a worker who reports for a scheduled shift will still receive some pay when an em  more