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PHOTO: Pre-apprentices with the Union Construction Academy of Maine visiting the company Select Demo LLC. Photo courtesy of Select Demo.

The Legislature's Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee has voted unanimously, 12-0, to endorse a bill that would provide temporary financial support for state and federal employees during government shutdowns.

PHOTO: Senate President Mattie Daughtry (D-Cumberland) and House Speaker Ryan Fecteau speaking out against efforts to weaken and repeal Maine's paid family and medical leave law. Photo courtesy of Maine People's Alliance.

The Legislature’s Labor Committee voted 6-4 on party lines last week to advance a bill to expand rights to farmworkers in Maine.

PHOTO: Riverview workers at the State House in 2016 to call on the Legislature to fix understaffing.