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Legislative Republicans Urge Revocation of Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Leases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2025 AUGUSTA – Republican lawmakers from the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee, along with several state Representatives and Senators, have called on U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to revoke all remaining Gulf of Maine offshore wind leases. In a letter

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Hi, this is Representative Ann Fredericks from Sanford with a quick legislative update.

The Legislature has officially adjourned until January. During this time, I’m back in the district working on constituent issues and preparing for the upcoming session. Legislative committees can meet a couple more times between now and January to work on held-over bills and studies in progress. Meanwhile, Governor Mills is postponing decisions on 61 bills

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Legislators Urge President to Protect Maine’s Environment and Safeguard Coastal Communities

Legislators thank President Trump and call for further action to revoke existing offshore wind permits and leases that threaten the Gulf of Maine STATE HOUSE – Republican members of Maine’s House and Senate have written a letter to President Donald J. Trump thanking him for taking swift action to protect the Gulf of Maine and

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Legislators Urge Education Department to Comply With New Federal Guidelines

Failure to face reality could jeopardize school funding and result in federal lawsuits STATE HOUSE – State Representatives are calling on the Maine Department of Education to face reality and walk back its’ ill-advised guidance to Maine schools on harmful Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and gender ideology initiatives. Failure to do so could result

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State Government is overextended

The recent single audit highlighted deficiencies resulting from inadequate staffing, management and oversight This is Rep. Ann Fredericks of Sanford with the weekly Republican address.  Last week, the Appropriations Committee heard the findings of the Single Audit of the State of Maine for fiscal year 2022.  The purpose of this kind of audit is to

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HHS Committee Republicans: Statement on Speaker’s bill to expand MaineCare to cover noncitizens (LD 199)

“Committee Republicans are not opposed to legal immigration, the historical strength and backbone of this country. It is increasingly clear that Maine taxpayers cannot currently cover the cost for all existing entitlement programs and keep pace with our rising homeless population, opioid epidemic, and mental health crisis. The needs of Maine citizens should be our

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Bill to Exempt Medical Cannabis from Sales Tax to have Public Hearing  

STATE HOUSE– Rep. Anne Fredericks (R-Sanford) announced today that her bill to exempt medical cannabis from sales tax if sold with a provider’s certification will have a Public Hearing this week. “My bill will provide tax parity with other medicines and lower costs for consumers seeking alternative treatment options,” said Rep. Fredericks. What:  Public Hearing

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Maine Child Welfare Services Ombudsman Annual Report

The Maine Child Welfare Services Ombudsman has released its annual report. The report raises several troubling issues, indicating that our child welfare system is falling short of its duty to protect children. The Ombudsman is one source of information available to policy makers, providing neutral objective assessment of concerns raised by individuals involved in child

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