On March 25, 2020, U.S. Senate negotiators and the Trump Administration reached agreement on the CARES Act, a $2 trillion stimulus package that would be the third phase of the federal government's response to the COVID-19...more
3/26/2020
/ Business Interruption ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Fishing Industry ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Small Business ,
Tax Relief
Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House.
Lawmakers Set to Return on May 2 for Veto Day -
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 was the statutory...more
Candidates for Governor Square Off in Primary Debates -
Lively broadcast debates for the Republican and Democratic candidates for Governor took place over the past two weeks. On April 4, the four Republican candidates...more
Revenue Forecasting Committee Projects $141 Million Surplus -
The Revenue Forecasting Committee (RFC) presented a briefing to the Appropriations and Financial Affairs (AFA) Committee on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. The RFC has...more
Governor LePage Delivers State of the State Address -
Governor LePage delivered his final State of the State address to the Legislature on Tuesday, February 13. The speech, which lasted nearly an hour and a half, focused...more
Candidates for Governor Report 2017 Fundraising Totals -
Maine's gubernatorial candidates filed their 2017 end-of-year fundraising numbers with the Maine Ethics Commission. Leading the fundraising race is Democrat Adam...more
Winter is officially upon us, and while the 128th Legislature is set to resume a busy schedule on January 3, 2018, the first day of this Legislature’s Second Regular Session, we wanted to take this opportunity to reflect...more
State Budget Down to the Wire -
At publication time on this last day of June 2017, the Maine Legislature had yet to enact a budget for the biennium that starts at midnight tonight. Last week, the Legislature was presented...more
7/3/2017
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Food Service Workers ,
Governor LePage ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Restaurant Industry ,
State and Local Government ,
State Budgets ,
Tip Credit ,
Tipped Employees ,
Wage and Hour
Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House.
Compressed Committee Activity -
Over the next four to six weeks, the Maine legislature’s...more