Maine lawmakers to wrap up business before adjourning

 

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature is convening to consider an omnibus bill related to the coronavirus and a supplemental budget bill that includes spending to fight the virus. Lawmakers plan to adjourn after wrapping up their work Tuesday amid emergency rules that limit access to the Statehouse to lawmakers, legislative staffers and the press. All others, including lobbyists and members of the public, were banned from the building to prevent the spread of the virus. Lawmakers will consider a $73 million supplemental budget, which is which smaller than originally proposed by Gov. Janet Mills. It includes rate increases for some health providers and additional money for the Maine Center for Disease Control.