PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Legislative leaders say new COVID-19 guidelines for indoor gatherings could open the door to lawmakers to return to session in the State House.
Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, and Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau, D-Biddeford, issued a joint statement Thursday saying they would explore plans to reopen the State House.
“Maine people have put in the work and they’re the reason we are on the edge of normalcy,” they said.
Because of the pandemic, lawmakers have conducted committee meetings remotely and have met a handful of times in person at the Augusta Civic Center since the session formally convened in December.
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills announced that she would be rolling back indoor and outdoor capacity limits later this month following new guidance announced by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC said vaccinated Americans can go now most places without masks.
