AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 16 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: The Maine House advanced a bill this week from Rep. Allison Hepler, D-Woolwich, that would name a portion of Route 127 in Arrowsic the Private Merwin A. Delano, Jr. Memorial Highway. LD 2056 would honor Private Merwin A. Delano, Jr., who was 18 years old when he was killed in Vietnam in 1966. The bill received strong community support at a public hearing and a unanimous approval from the Jo  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 16 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: The Legislature's Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee voted Tuesday to advance a bill (https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280086280) sponsored by Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, that would appropriate $15 million from the General Fund to fully cover the state's reimbursement to municipalities for costs associated with the now-repealed Property Tax Stabilizati  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 16 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following statements on Feb. 14, 2024: * * * House Majority Leader Mo Terry, D-Gorham, and Assistant Majority Leader Kristen Cloutier, D-Lewiston, released the following statements in response to Gov. Janet Mills' proposed supplemental budget: * * * House Majority Leader Mo Terry: "In 2023, we passed a budget that made historic investments in Maine's working families. This supplemental budget proposal from Gov. Mills builds on   more

ORONO, Maine, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: The Northern Forest Region -- 26 million acres of woodlands spanning Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and northern New York -- is changing due to climate change, invasive insects and other threats. Protecting these ecologically, economically and culturally vital forests will require novel tools and knowledge, prompting new University of Maine research launching this spring. UMaine scientists are conducti  more