LD 607 is amended to a resolve that focuses on education and outreach At a work session on Wednesday, March 2, the Joint Standing Committee on Labor and Housing reversed course on one of the most critical bills of the second session for the business community, LD 607, An Act to Restore Overtime Protections to Maine Workers, sponsored by Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland).
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The Maine State Chamber of Commerce testified on Monday, February 28 before the Joint Standing Committees on Appropriations & Financial Affairs and Health & Human Services in support of the $12 million in child care workforce supports in LD 1995, Governor Janet Mills’ FY22-23 Supplemental Budget proposal.
On Tuesday, March 1, the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations & Financial Affairs and Education & Cultural Affairs held hearings for the part of LD 1995, Governor Janet Mills’ FY22-23 Supplemental Budget proposal, that pertains to investments in higher education. The testimony below was prepared for Dana F. Connors, president of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, and delivered to the committee by Linda Caprara, senior governmental relations specialist, in support of these targeted investments in Maine’s higher education systems.
On Wednesday, the Joint Standing Committees on Appropriations & Financial Affairs and Taxation held a joint public hearing on LD 1995, An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2023.
Statutory adjournment is six weeks away, and there’s plenty of work to be done before then.
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services committee approves expansive infertility mandate3/4/2022 Cost estimates range from an additional $5 to $6 per person monthly The Joint Standing Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services (HCIFS) has approved a sweeping health insurance mandate that will significantly add to the cost of insurance for individuals, small businesses, and large employers – and employees who receive coverage from their place of work. The committee’s vote was almost along party lines, with seven Democrats in favor and five Republicans and one Democrat opposed.
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