List of bills that still need funding grows as end of session nears

By: Emma Davis

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: April 10, 2026

Words: 799

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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As the mass deportation campaign launched by President Donald Trump’s administration began stoking fear in Mainers, Rep. Ellie Sato (D-Gorham) introduced a bill that would prevent immigration agents from entering public schools, state libraries and hospitals without a judicial warrant.

Sato and others said in floor speeches this week that the need for a state-level version of the “sensitive locations” policy that the president revoked was underscored after the January immigration enforcement surge in Maine …

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