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In a rebuke of lawmakers, Mills says she will not sign bills enacted on 'veto day'

Janet Mills won't sign Maine lawmakers' 35 last-minute bills

Letter: Maine made PFAS law more workable for businesses

"Maine’s PFAS law is more workable for businesses, and importantly, protects Mainers, our state’s environment and Maine’s economic future."

Letter: More must be done for mental health in Maine

The outdated federal Institute for Mental Diseases exclusion law, created in 1965, is, by itself, a national security crisis; it harms Americans by denying federal funds for vital mental health services.

Maine missed its chance to pass smarter, simpler gun policy

It appears Maine’s legislative session will conclude without any floor debate or votes on perhaps the most effective gun safety reform, a proposed red flag law. Democrats, who hold the majority in both the Maine Senate and House of Representatives, passed a slate of bills aimed to address gun violence after the state’s deadliest mass […] The post Maine missed its chance to pass smarter, simpler gun policy appeared first on Maine Morning Star.

A number of bills left on table as Legislature adjourns

After Lewiston shooting, Maine lawmakers approve expanded background checks, waiting period

But the full Legislature never took up a proposal for a red flag law that would give families, in addition to law enforcement, the ability to restrict a person's access to weapons without a mental health evaluation.

Maine Senate Passes 72-Hour Firearm Purchase Waiting Period Through Vote Pairing As Troy Jackson Denies Involvement

Maine Senate approves ban on bump stocks

The gun control bills are among several introduced after the Oct. 25 mass shooting in Lewiston.