Tribal Online Gaming Bill Clears Hurdle in Maine House

Gov. Janet Mills Signs Law Increasing Minimum Wage for Farmworkers in Maine – Knowhere News

In a major step toward improving the lives of agricultural workers, Maine Governor Janet Mills has signed a new law that raises the minimum wage for farmworkers in the state. The law will give farmworkers the same minimum wage protection that most other workers in Maine already receive. For many years, farmworkers in Maine were not guaranteed the state’s minimum wage. They often worked long hours in physically demanding jobs for much less pay th…

Tribal online gaming bill clears hurdle in Maine House

The bill still faces additional votes, including in the Senate, which voted against the proposal last year, and the Mills administration opposed it during a public hearing in March.

Maine House votes to allow Wabanaki Nations to offer online gambling

The tribes already offer online sports betting. But lawmakers are now debating whether to allow the tribal nations to expand their mobile offerings to poker, blackjack and other casino-style games.

Maine House passes internet gambling plan for tribes that Janet Mills may veto

The Maine House of Representatives on Thursday passed a long-debated proposal to allow tribes to have a new online gaming market after a 2022 law gave them control of mobile sports betting, but Gov. Janet Mills may wield her veto pen to block it. The “iGaming” bill from Rep. Ambureen Rana, D-Bangor, needs more votes in each chamber and may need at least two-thirds support to override a potential veto from Mills, a Democrat whose administration a…