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Maine House joins Senate to advance paid family leave bill

Por: Portland Press Herald Business June 22, 2023

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AUGUSTA — Maine’s House of Representatives followed the Senate on Thursday and gave initial approval to a bill that would establish a statewide paid family and medical leave program. The bill, sponsored by Senate Assistant Majority Leader Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, stills need to clear two final hurdles – getting the $25 million necessary to start the program and getting Gov. Janet Mills to sign it. Mills, who has said she will not... + full article



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