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Late filings of campaign finance reports are not unusual. But staff at the Maine Ethics Commission said the Building the Maine House PAC run by Rep. Dick Campbell of Orrington has a lengthy history of not complying with deadlines.
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If confirmed by the Maine Senate, Sara Gagne-Holmes would take over the Maine Department of Health and Human Services at a time when the state's largest agency faces multiple challenges, including within child welfare programs.
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State lawmakers had attempted to push back the referendum until 2026 to allow a special commission to come up with an alternative design. But the bill to delay the vote fell victim to late-session tensions with Gov. Janet Mills.
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The 35 bills will die on the vine as a result of the procedural showdown between Maine's Democratic governor and Democratic leaders in the Legislature.
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Governor Mills' vetoes were successful. The highest profile bill would have banned bump stocks and other modifications that allow a semi-automatic gun to fire more like a fully automatic weapon.
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The House and Senate will likely take up the additional initiatives on Friday as lawmakers gather for potentially one final time to vote on several vetoes from Gov. Janet Mills.
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Among the six vetoes that legislators will consider are bills that would ban rapid-fire gun modification devices and to increase income taxes on the wealthiest Mainers.
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The Maine Department of Health and Human Services says the agency has made substantial progress addressing staff recruitment and retention. But critics say the department, and lawmakers, need to do more.
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A Democratic leader in the Maine House says the Pine Tree State should consider changing how it awards presidential electors in order to counter-balance a similar potential change in Nebraska.
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Maine's Democratic governor has now vetoed seven bills from the recent legislative session.