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Maine House Speaker Replaces Republicans on Committees Over Mask Rule Violation The speaker of the Maine House of Representatives this week stripped seven conservatives of their committee assignments, replacing them with Democrats. House Speaker Ryan Fecteau, a Democrat, made the move after the group, comprised of six GOP lawmakers and a Libertarian, entered the state Capitol without masks. Video footage posted by one of the legislators, state Rep. Laurel Libby, showed law enforcement stopping the group just inside the entrance. “In order to be in legislative space, your leadership said tha...

AUGUSTA — Maine State Representative Sherman Hutchins, R-Penobscot, has been stripped of his committee assignment by Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau after video (attached to this story for reader viewing) emerged of Hutchins being among a group of...

The Portland Press Herald and the Associated Press reported seven legislators tried to enter the State House without COVID face coverings, defying house rules.

Maine lawmakers lose assignments after mask confrontation © WMTW Maine State House Maine’s Democratic House speaker stripped seven conservative lawmakers of committee assignments after the group had a confrontation with Capitol Police about mask rules in the Maine State House. Republican Rep. Laurel Libby released a video of the Monday confrontation, in which the lawmakers entered the State House without masks on. A Capitol Police officer approached the group, and members said they weren’t required to wear masks and continued on. Sign up for our Newsletters The dust-up at the Maine St...

Conservative lawmakers in Maine lose posts after mask row Associated Press 1 day ago By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's Democratic house speaker stripped seven conservative lawmakers of committee assignments on Monday after the group had a confrontation with Capitol Police about mask rules in the Maine State House. Republican Rep. Laurel Libby released a video of the confrontation, in which the lawmakers entered the state house without masks on. A Capitol Police officer approached the group, and members said they weren't required to wear ma...