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Former state Rep. Herb Adams, state Sen. Ben Chipman and former school board member Yusuf Yusuf will be on the June 11 primary ballot.

The Maine Legislature will return to wrap up session this week, but the governor and legislative leadership are not on the same page about what actions should be taken. Gov. Janet Mills has said the Legislature should only cast votes to overturn or sustain her vetoed legislation, a typical action permitted after statutory adjournment each […] The post A ‘Rubik’s cube’: Lawmakers reconvene as more than 200 bills await legislative action appeared first on Maine Morning ...

Maine's Legislature will reconvene May 10 to take up veto override votes on a handful of bills rejected by Gov. Janet Mills.

The Maine Legislature is scheduled to reconvene on May 10 to consider the roughly 200 pieces of legislation that remain in limbo between passage and funding, as well as consider overriding legislation vetoed by Gov. Janet Mills. House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland) and Senate President Troy Jackson (D-Allagash) announced Wednesday that legislators would return […] The post Maine Legislature to return May 10 to address unresolved bills, vetoes appeared first on Maine Morning Star.

Some approved legislation still awaits action by the governor, and lawmakers will return for at least one more day to address vetoes.

Some approved legislation still awaits action by the governor, and lawmakers will return for at least one more day to address vetoes.

The bill, which the governor introduced, is unlikely to overcome her veto after lawmakers amended the legislation to allow farmworkers to be able to sue their employers for violations.

“The careful and ultimately productive negotiations around LD 2007 show that continued progress in this relationship is both possible and necessary.” 

The committee is estimated to have as much as $11 million that still could be allocated, but it's unclear if it will meet again and if lawmakers could then act on the bills that get approved.

Shortly before the sun rose the day after the Maine Legislature’s adjournment deadline, both chambers passed state budget changes, which Gov. Janet Mills signed on Monday. However, more than a hundred pieces of legislation still remain in limbo. Among these unresolved items include bills aimed at expanding workers’ rights, such as requiring minimum pay for […] The post Tribal, labor bills among those left in limbo between passage and funding appeared first on Maine Morning S...