Jackie Mundry

Maine

Political Reporter at WMTW-TV (Auburn, ME)

Articles

Maine legislature passes $320 million supplemental budget

1 week ago | wmtw.com | Jackie Mundry

FIGHT FOR MONTHS NOW AND JOINS US LIVE WITH THE LATEST. JON, KATHLEEN -- THIS BUDGET HAS CAUSED A LOT OF TENSION HERE IN AUGUSTA TODAY... IN THE MAINE HOUSE THIS MORNING -- ABOUT HALF A DOZEN DEMOCRATS VOTED AGAINST THIS BUDGET... CAUSING IT TO FAIL. IT DID PASS IN THE SENATE...AND PASSED ON A SECOND VOTE IN THE HOUSE. REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR MONTHS THAT THEY DON'T INTEND TO VOTE ON ANY BUDGET THAT WOULD INCREASE TAXES FOR áANYONEá -- AND THIS BUDGET DOES...
Legislature to consider a bill data privacy

1 week ago | wmtw.com | Jackie Mundry

AUGUSTA TONIGHT... AND JACKIE WHEN ARE LAWMAKERS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON THIS? JON -- THIS BILL WAS ON THE CALENDAR FOR YESTERDAY AND IS ON THE CALENDAR FOR TODAY... BUT SO FAR HAS STILL NOT GOTTEN ANY VOTES. THIS BILL WOULD REGULATE THE USE OF NON-PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SENSITIVE DATA OF MAINE CONSUMERS. THIS INCLUDES SOMEONE'S RACE, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATES AND MUCH MORE. MANY MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ARE OPPOSING THIS LEGISLATION, THOUGH...
$331 million in additional state funding announced

1 week ago | wmtw.com | Jackie Mundry

JACKIE MUNDRY HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE FUNDING FIGHT AND JOINS US LIVE WITH THE DETAILS. KATHLEEN, JON THAT BUDGET WAS RELEASED JUST ABOUT TWO HOURS AGO AND LIKE YOU SAID IT'S MORE THAN 330 MILLION DOLLARS. THIS BUDGET FUNDS THE PROJECTED MAINECARE FUNDING GAP... AND NURSING HOME FACILITY RATE REFORM. BUT IT ALSO IMPOSES TAXES. INCLUDING AN INCREASED DOLLAR AND 50 CENTS ON TOBACCO... A STREAMING TAX... AN INCREASE ON THE CANNABIS TAX... AND A TAX ON PENSIONS THAT ARE MORE THAN 125-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Maine Legislature considers bill to limit contact with ICE

1 week ago | wmtw.com | Jackie Mundry

JACKIE MUNDRY JOINS US LIVE TO EXPLAIN WHAT THIS BILL WOULD DO. KATHLEEN, JON -- THIS WOULD NO LONGER ALLOW LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FROM ARRESTING OR DETAINING A PERSON FOR IMMIGRATION PURPOSES. IT ALSO DOESN'T ALLOW CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES TO INFORM ICE THAT A PERSON WHO MAY BE UNDOCUMENTED IS AT THE JAIL. AS WITH ALL BILLS IN THE LEGISLATURE... IT NEEDS FOUR VOTES... TWO IN EACH CHAMBER... THIS NARROWLY PASSED THE HOUSE'S FIRST VOTE ON THE MATTER AFTER A LONG DEBATE.
Republicans propose competing measure to red flag citizens referendum

1 week ago | wmtw.com | Jackie Mundry

FOLLOWING THIS PUSH FOR US AND JOINS US LIVE FROM AUGUSTA TONIGHT. KATHLEEN, JON... THE RED FLAG LAW BALLOT MEASURE IS ALREADY FINALIZED AND WILL BE ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER BUT NOW REPUBLICANS SAY THEY WANT TO ADD ON TO THE YELLOW FLAG LAW WE ALREADY HAVE ON THE BOOKS BY SUPPORTING CRISIS RECEIVING CENTERS... REQUIRING SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER EDUCATION AND ESTABLISHING A YELLOW FLAG SAFETY FUND.
Gov. Mills, northeast governors meet with Canadian premiers

1 week ago | wmtw.com | Jackie Mundry

On the same day President Donald Trump met with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the G7 Summit, northeast governors met with Canadian premiers in Boston. Gov. Janet Mills joined Gov. Maura Healey of Massachusetts, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York, Gov. Dan McKee of Rhode Island, Gov.
Legislature advances bill to adjust income tax brackets

2 weeks ago | wmtw.com | Jackie Mundry

Maine lawmakers have advanced a bill that would adjust the state's income tax brackets and tax rates. The top tax bracket currently applies to anyone who works in Maine and makes more than $61,600. This bill creates two additional tax brackets for the highest earners. Currently, the income tax brackets and rates are 5.8%, 6.75 and 7.15%. The proposal adds three new income tax brackets that would still include the current taxes, and add three more at the rates of 7.15%, 7.52% and 8.2%.
Maine Senate to consider bill that would ban trans athletes from girls sports

2 weeks ago | wmtw.com | Jackie Mundry

INDIA WILL LEAD THE INVESTIGATION. MAGGIE RULLI ABC NEWS LONDON HAPPENING TODAY IN AUGUSTA... THE MAINE SENATE IS EXPECTED TO DEBATE AND VOTE ON ONE OF THE BILLS THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW TRANSGENDER ATHLETES TO PARTICIPATE IN GIRLS AND WOMEN'S SPORTS. POLITICAL REPORTER JACKIE MUNDRY HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THIS DEBATE FOR US SINCE THE BEGINNING... AND JOINS US LIVE FROM AUGUSTA WITH THE DETAILS. MEGHAN... THE MAINE SENATE HAS ONE OF THOSE BILLS ON ITS SUPPLEMENT CALENDAR TODAY.
Examining the Maine Highway Fund with federal fund set to run out of money

2 weeks ago | wmtw.com | Jackie Mundry

Every year the Maine Department of Transportation releases *** 3 year plan. The more than 350-page plan details what projects the department plans to do and how they intend to pay for it. The highway fund funds roads, bridges, transit projects. The main legislature has approved more than *** billion dollars for the state's highway fund over the next two years to work on those projects. The DOT or the smart. They know what needs to be done.
Public hearing for "red flag" citizens referendum

2 weeks ago | wmtw.com | Jackie Mundry

The state's Judiciary Committee has heard public testimony on Wednesday afternoon on the red flag law citizens referendum. This procedural step almost didn't happen after democratic committee chairs said it would not be scheduled. Republicans pushed back and said it was against the law to not have a hearing on a measure that will go before Mainers on the ballot.