Each year, the Maine Forest Products Council asks its members to select outstanding individuals from the forest products community who excel in their professions. Please take the time to consider those people in the forest products community who have done an exemplary job in these areas and deserve recognition for their positive impact on our […]
MFPC Accepting Nominations for Outstanding Annual Awards Read More »
Who: Maine Department of Labor What: Public hearing and comment period for Paid Family and Medical Leave program rules. When: Public hearing in Augusta on Monday, June 10 at 9 am. Comments accepted through July 8. Where: Frances Perkins Room at 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta. Written comments, broken down by section, can be submitted here. Link to MFPC comment
At the end of each session, I always take a moment to consider not only the impacts of the laws passed, but also the message that was sent to the forest industry. Do our goals as a state line up with our laws? What signals were sent to those looking to make investments in Maine?
May 2024 Newsletter Read More »
Maine Forest Products Council is proud to announce our Annual Golf Tournament is right around the corner. Please mark your calendars for Thursday, July 11th. In memory of our longtime member and major proponent of this event, our Board of Directors has voted to rename this year’s event the Don White MFPC Classic. Please join
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Please reach out to members of the ACF Committee TODAY and urge them to vote ‘OUGHT NOT TO PASS’ on LD 1985! While this started out as a busy week, legislative work came to a grinding halt as we all hunkered down to brace for the winter storm. Legislative sessions were canceled on Thursday and
Legislative Update – April 5, 2024 Read More »
Last week, we urged our members to contact Governor Mills in order to request a veto of LD 1496, “An Act to Restrict Noncompete Clauses” because if it becomes law, it will put confidential information for businesses that operate in Maine at risk. We are pleased to report that Governor Mills heard our concerns, and that
Legislative Update – April 1, 2024 Read More »
Happy Monday! Due to family illness, conflicting engagements and the outright chaos of the session, we were unable to send our typical weekly update on Friday, so please accept this email today as our formal update. At this point, bills are being moved at a rapid pace with tentative and last minute scheduling, and work
Legislative Update – March 25, 2024 Read More »
Only 33 days remain until statutory adjournment for the Second Regular Session of the 131st Legislature. Committees are churning out bills, but many big ticket items remain. Lawmakers will have to continue to pick up the pace to meet the looming deadline. While the Council has been striking items from our list, there’s still a
Legislative Update – March 15, 2024 Read More »
This week, while committees were working hard to address the remainder of the bills before them, the Maine Forest Products Council was following along while also focusing on the public hearing before the Board of Environmental Protections on the DEP’s proposed rules for Chapter 375: No Adverse Environmental Effect Standards of the Site Location of
Legislative Update – March 8, 2024 Read More »
Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business Committee Unanimously Approved LD 2191 with all of MFPC’s Suggested Changes Please take a moment to thank the Committee and bill sponsors for their support of the forest products industry! On February 13, the Council testified in support of LD 2191, “An Act to Provide Relief to Small Businesses
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