Despite a one-year decline in opioid deaths we still have a long way to go This is Representative Sheila Lyman of Livermore Falls with the Weekly Republican Address. Recently it was reported that Maine has seen a 16% decline in opioid deaths since 2022. That is positive. What you may not have seen is that:
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Published in the Lewiston Sun Journal As many people have heard by now, the unelected Board of Environmental Protection is set to incrementally take away our ability to choose what vehicle we are able to purchase. Back in August, House Republicans brought this issue to light. We have been adamant about our strong opposition to
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OPINION BY ADMINISTRATOR NOVEMBER 28, 2023 Last session, I sponsored a bipartisan bill to help save the lives of students. LD 1263 “An Act to Require Certain School Identification Cards to Include the Telephone Number of a Suicide and Crisis Hotline,” adds the 988 suicide hotline number to school ID cards that are already provided to
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OPINION Appeared in the Daily Bulldog – Franklin County’s fist news BY ADMINISTRATOR SEPTEMBER 15, 2023SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 2 MINS READ Recently, a representative from the Maine Department of Education briefed the Education Committee on the ESP Formula for School funding. As a member of that committee, I had the opportunity to ask questions on behalf
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Taxable value of the mill dropped $600,000 due to sudden and sever loss formula STATE HOUSE- A bill to address the recent mill closure in Jay was heard today by the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation. Sponsored by Rep. Sheila Lyman (R- Livermore Falls), LD 1954, “An Act to Address the Recent Mill Closure in
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STATE HOUSE– Rep. Sheila Lyman (R-Livermore Falls) announced today that her bill to require eligible institutions of higher education to grant full credit to secondary school students who successfully completed postsecondary courses at eligible institutions of higher education will have a Public Hearing Wednesday. “This bill is a step toward making higher learning more affordable
Publicly-funded University System should follow the lead of Maine’s Community College System now that the negative impacts of the policy on learning, health, and enrollment are becoming all too clear STATE HOUSE – Education Committee Republicans today are calling on Maine’s publicly-funded University of Maine System to follow the lead of Maine’s Community College System
