The bill aims to cut the regulatory red tape that supporters say is exacerbating Maine’s housing crisis.
Speaker Ryan Fecteau
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Maine Speaker advocates for bill that could expand state’s housing stock in tight market
Bath Housing Director Deb Keller said there isn’t a quick fix to the region’s housing shortage but communities need to “be working at this problem from a variety of angles.”
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Maine House Speaker Fecteau tests positive for COVID-19
Ryan Fecteau, a Biddeford Democrat, says he is vaccinated and is experiencing minimal symptoms.
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Masks to be required during special session of Legislature next week
Legislative leaders again disagreed, largely along party lines, about whether to mandate face coverings to protect against the spread of COVID-19 when lawmakers convene Wednesday.
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Mills earns praise, criticism for pandemic response as re-election campaign looms
In an exclusive Blaine House interview, the governor talks about her decisions on COVID-19, vetoes she’s issued and other topics as Maine gears up for 2022 gubernatorial race.
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State House speaker zings Auburn’s Laurel Libby
Ryan Fecteau said he ‘won’t tolerate’ Laurel Libby’s treatment of State House as “a Hollywood set’ to raise money for her reelection.
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Bill seeks to boost Maine’s child care system and workforce
House Speaker Ryan Fecteau’s measure would devote $5 million a year to boost training and pay for child care workers.
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Maine lawmakers take up new effort to expand adult dental care under Medicaid
Democrats have been trying to expand coverage since 2019, but the effort was derailed when the Legislature adjourned abruptly in 2020 in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Maine House speaker proposes overhaul of unemployment system
Democrat Ryan Fecteau has drafted legislation that utilized input from more than 300 people who responded to a worker survey about their experience with the state’s system.
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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.