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With Liz Tentarelli, President, LWVNH; Courtney Hostetler, Legal Director for Free Speech for People; and Celina Stewart, Senior Director of Advocacy and Litigation at LWVUS.

Does the Constitution guarantee our right to vote? Do we need a constitutional amendment to protect that right?

Last week was the last busy week of the session, and we're ready to report on some of the major bills that we followed during the 131st Legislative session.

Maine is so close to expanding Clean Elections to races for District Attorney. The bill LD 1966 was just voted to be enacted in the Senate and now heads to the Governor.

Not much is happening in the Legislature right now. Things will start to wrap up by next week, and then everyone can begin to enjoy their summer break.

There are still a number of bills at stake, with over a hundred stuck in legislative limbo.

With Beth Goldberg, Senior Fellow and Lecturer at Yale’s Jackson School of Global Affairs

Adjournment was meant to happen on April 17, but with so much unfinished business left, a lot of bills didn't see the finish line until April 18.

We'll talk about the Maine Clean Election Act -- public funding for candidate campaigns-- as we move through our third decade. How does our program work in Maine?

Legislators have been working incredibly long days in Augusta, and tensions are high with budget woes. The Legislature will adjourn in just a few days on Wednesday, April 17. This is the final countdown.