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increase font size Committee unanimously endorses bill requiring disclosure of ‘forever chemicals’ in products Lawmakers in both parties embraced the bill on the same day Gov. Janet Mills proposed spending an additional $40 million to address PFAS contamination in Maine. Share A legislative committee voted unanimously Wednesday to require that manufacturers notify Maine environmental regulators about products containing PFAS, and to ban the sale of carpeting and fabric treatment containing the “forever chemicals.” Democrats and Republicans on the Legislature’s Environmental and Nat...

ksegula@miningjournal.net Mill Creek Assisted Living activities coordinator Beth O’Connor stands behind a table filled with a variety of homemade crafts that were for sale at the Mill Creek Assisted Living Facility on Friday morning. Every year, the Mill Creek community of residents get together and sell their crafts to help raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Association. A majority of the items are handmade by residents, organizers said. (Journal photo by Katie Segula) Newsletter I'm interested in (please check all that apply) Daily Newsletter

Principals, health orgs oppose bid for Maine trans sport ban May 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Health and education associations in Maine have testified against a proposal that would stop transgender students from participating in girls' sports. A group of Republicans led by Rep. Beth O'Connor, of Berwick, proposed the ban, which is called “Act Act To Ban Biological Males From Participating In Women's Sports.” The proposal states that a banned student can dispute the decision with a signed statement from a doctor that they are female based on “internal and externa...

Print this article The Maine Legislature is slated to hold a public hearing regarding a bill that would prevent transgender athletes from playing on teams and in leagues that do not match their biological sex. Residents will be allowed to participate in the Thursday morning hearing as the legislature is debating the bill. The legislation would mandate only biological girls and women participate in female sports at an "elementary or secondary school or postsecondary institution." If a student were to be barred from playing and wants to dispute that decision, the commissioner must be provided ...

Dozens testify in opposition to bills to ban female transgender athletes Two Republican-backed bills are similar to legislation being pushed by conservatives in at least 30 other states. Share More than 40 people testified Thursday against a pair of Republican-backed bills that would ban transgender female athletes from participating in girls’ school and college sports in Maine. The bills, sponsored by Rep. Beth O’Connor, R-Berwick, and Rep. MaryAnne Kinney, R-Knox, are similar to legislation being pushed by conservatives in at least 30 other states and focus largely on precluding transg...