Maine Senate 30 Social media accounts Facebook: Senator Amy Volk; Instagram: mom4volks; Twitter: mom4volks; LinkedIn: Amy Volk; YouTube: Occupation: small business owner/mom Education: BS Human Development from University of Maine Community Organizations: Chair, Labor, Commerce, research & Economic Development Committee; Member, Environment and Natural Resources Committee; Member, State Workforce Board; Member, Child Care Advisory Council; […]
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Republican bill would allow more drug testing of Maine workers
AUGUSTA — Maine employers would have new powers to test and discipline employees for drug or alcohol use on the job under a sweeping overhaul of workplace drug-testing law introduced Wednesday by Republican lawmakers and backed by the administration of Gov. Paul LePage. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Amy Volk, R-Scarborough, and an official from the […]
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State Senate endorses measure to keep teens out of tanning salons
AUGUSTA — For Sen. Amy Volk, one of the hazards of prom season is that teenage girls become so determined to look their best that they often turn to tanning salons to help give their skin a seemingly healthy glow. “I have known girls who have tanned just to go dress shopping,” the Scarborough Republican […]
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Proposal would bar Maine from charging minors with prostitution
AUGUSTA — With strong backing from groups as diverse as the Roman Catholic Church and the Maine Women’s Lobby, legislators are weighing whether to block police and prosecutors from charging anyone under 18 years of age with engaging in prostitution. “Minors who are charged with prostitution are not criminals but rather victims themselves,” said Oami […]
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State Sen. Amy Volk proposes redefining prostitution
Sen. Amy Volk, R-Cumberland County, discusses legislation at the State House, on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. SCARBOROUGH — State Sen. Amy Volk, R-Scarborough, has proposed a bill that would forbid the state from charging people younger than 18 with prostitution. Volk said in a news release that minors who engage in prostitution are victims. “Modern […]
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Sen. Amy Volk introduces bill to boost engineering education
AUGUSTA — A Maine state senator says the southern part of her state might face a shortage of engineers and the Legislature should consider opportunities to reverse the trend. Sen. Amy Volk, a Republican from Cumberland, has introduced a proposal to tackle the issue. Her bill would require the University of Maine System to study […]
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Scarborough state senator’s son charged with possession of methamphetamine
SCARBOROUGH — The son of state Sen. Amy Volk, R-Scarborough, was arrested early Sunday morning for allegedly operating under the influence and possessing methamphetamine. Police said Dylan S. Volk, 25, of Elbridge Oliver Way, was arrested just after midnight Jan. 8 on Old Blue Point Road after someone called the Scarborough Police Department to report […]
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Bill would give protection order option to human trafficking victims
AUGUSTA — A Maine senator says a proposed law would make it easier to issue protection from abuse orders for victims of human trafficking. Sen. Amy Volk, a Cumberland Republican, says protection orders in the state can be filed against family, household members or a dating partner. She says abusers do not always meet the […]
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Maine Sen. Amy Volk supports Carly Fiorina in GOP presidential primary
LEWISTON — State Sen. Amy Volk, R-Scarborough, is endorsing GOP presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina on the eve of a Maine visit by Fiorina. Fiorina is making several private appearances, including a luncheon at the Maine Heritage Policy Center, as well as attending a fundraising event in her honor that’s being cosponsored by Volk in Portland […]
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GOP state senator seeks to bolster human trafficking laws
AUGUSTA (AP) — A Republican state senator has introduced a bill that aims to further strengthen Maine’s laws against human trafficking. Sen. Amy Volk’s bill would add aggravated sex trafficking to the list of crimes that can turn a misdemeanor sex trafficking charge into a felony if that person has been convicted of two or […]