The Maine Forest Products Council, on behalf of our Executive Committee is pleased to announce our slate of award winners for 2026. The following recipients will be recognized at our upcoming annual meeting on September 13 and 14 at NEOC in Millinocket. Please join us in congratulating them and please register at the link below
66th Annual Meeting Awards Recipients Read More »
The erroneously nicknamed “short session” of the 132nd Legislature wrapped up the majority of their work late Tuesday night, to the relief of the MFPC team. The Legislature has not yet adjourned “sine die” or “without day” as they will be back on April 29th to deal with vetoes and may take up a few
Legislative Update: April 17, 2026 Read More »
The end of the 132nd Legislature is in sight with only 5 days remaining until Statutory Adjournment. Most of the bills we have engaged with have finished debate and all that remains to be seen is whether those with fiscal notes will be funded. The budget and bond processes remain contentious, as they often are
Legislative Update: April 10, 2026 Read More »
Please click on the names of the awards below to fill out the respective nomination forms. The nominations will be considered for awards presented at our annual meeting. Descriptions of the award qualifications are in the forms below.
Annual Award Nominations Read More »
With only 12 days remaining until Statutory Adjournment, the Legislature is in the full swing of floor debates. Even as time winds down, there are still a number of bills that have not yet been released from committees, and we are even engaged on one bill that has not yet been printed or assigned an
Legislative Update: April 3, 2026 Read More »
The committees have almost completely finished their work and there has been a major shift to monitoring the debate on the floor of the two chambers and to catching legislators in the halls to discuss pending legislation that is important to our industry. There were several important outcomes this week for our members, but there
Legislative Update: March 27, 2026 Read More »
This week marks a change in focus for the Legislature. Almost all bills have been voted on in their respective committees and many have gone through their final language reviews and will be making their way to the House and Senate chambers. Bills sponsored by senators begin in the Senate and those introduced by representatives
Legislative Update: March 20, 2026 Read More »
Today marks the official, but rarely enforced, deadline for the committees to have their work completed. At this point, the bills that are voted out of committee will start moving to the floors of the two chambers for votes and debate. MFPC will continue to engage on a number of bills as they progress through
Legislative Update: March 13, 2026 Read More »
At this point in the legislative session, bills and committees are moving fast. Bills can be printed and heard without notice whenever the committee wishes to take them up and bills that are out of committee can hit the chambers at the discretion of the presiding officers. This is keeping the MFPC team quite busy
Legislative Update: March 6, 2026 Read More »
This week was a busy one for MFPC with two events with legislators early in the week. On Tuesday Maine Forest Products Council held the final Timber Talk breakfast of the 132nd Legislature focused on the state of the forest economy in Maine. Thanks to Alexander Ingraham, Patrick Strauch, Joel Slate, Shane O’Neill and Dr.
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