Gov. Janet Mills allowed the bill to become law Thursday without her signature. Another bill that would have extended the statute of limitations on medical negligence claims failed to get support.
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Maine Legislature passes budget with paid family leave, tax cut for retirees
Both the House and Senate voted for passage, but opposition from House Republicans meant there was not enough support to meet the two-thirds threshold needed for the supplemental spending package to take effect immediately.
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Maine lawmakers fail to override governor’s veto of tribal bill
The House voted 84-57 in favor of overriding Gov. Janet Mills’ veto, which falls 10 votes short of the two-thirds support needed and sustains the veto.
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Legislature returns to tackle veto of tribal rights bill
Lawmakers also will consider an $800 million supplemental budget, but the leadership of both parties in the House were focusing their efforts Wednesday on urging tribal bill supporters to stand by their votes in the hopes of overriding Gov. Janet Mills’ veto.
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Legislative session drags on; costs pile up
The end date for lawmakers to wrap up work was supposed to be June 21. That has now been extended beyond the July 4 holiday this week.
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Compassionate law or bad precedent? Children’s advocates, defense attorneys at odds over changes to rules of evidence in child sexual assault cases
A law passed recently by the Legislature will allow prosecutors to present as direct evidence at trial recorded interviews of alleged child victims of sex crimes instead of putting them on the witness stand.
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Gov. Mills vetoes bill that would extend more federal laws and benefits to Maine tribes
Supporters of the bill, which passed overwhelmingly in the House and Senate, are trying to shore up support to overturn the veto.
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Families, business owners weigh implications of paid family leave, now likely to become Maine law
Patty Kidder said her family went bankrupt in the 1990s, and that it wouldn’t have happened if they had had access to paid leave. Other Mainers have different reactions.
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How will Maine’s paid family leave affect me and my employer?
Gov. Janet Mills has said she will sign the law, which would be fully implemented by 2026.
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Gov. Mills: I will sign paid family leave into law
With the governor pledging her support, Maine will become the 13th state to have a mandatory paid family and medical leave program.