Maine judiciary committee approves task force to pursue federal ‘beneficial laws’ for Wabanaki nations The Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary voted to advance LD 395 as amended, converting the bill into a resolve to create a nine‑member task force (four legislators, five tribal chiefs) to identify steps to restore the Wabanaki nations’ access to federal beneficial laws; the motion passed unanimously of those present.

Maine's Joint Standing Committee just took a monumental step towards empowering Wabanaki nations by advancing a task force to explore the application of federal beneficial laws.

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