Dozens in hearing back bill to gauge racial impacts in all state legislation House Assistant Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross says the measure is an important step toward eliminating systemic racism in Maine. Share Dozens of advocates for social and racial justice testified Wednesday in favor of a bill that would require any new state legislation to be reviewed for how it would affect racial and ethnic minorities. Sponsored by Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, assistant majority leader in the House of Representatives, the bill is meant to combat what many see as systematic racism in sta...