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    State Sen. Joe Baldacci, D-Bangor, standing at right, speaks Wednesday about referring certain bills to a committee during the first legislative session of 2025 at the Maine State House in Augusta. The House of Representatives and Senate chambers spent the morning referring bills to committees.

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    Secretary of the Senate Darek Grant, left, and Senate President Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, lead the Senate through the process of referring bills to committees during first legislative session of 2025.

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    House Majority Leader Rep. Matt Moonen, D-Portland, left, and House Assistant Majority Leader Rep. Lori K. Gramlich, D-Old Orchard Beach, confer during the opening session Wednesday.

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    House Assistant Minority Leader Rep. Katrina J. Smith, R-Palermo, left, and House Minority Leader Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham, R-Winter Harbor, confer at the Maine State House in Augusta.

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    Rep. Dan Shagoury, D-Hallowell, speaks during first legislative session of 2025 on Wednesday January 8, 2025 at the Maine State House in Augusta.

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    Assistant Senate Minority Leader Sen. Matthew Harrington, left, and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Harold “Trey” Stewart, R-Presque Isle, confer during first legislative session of 2025 on Wednesday.

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    Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau, D-Biddeford, speaks during first day of the 2025 legislative session on Wednesday.

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    The vote tally board in corner of House chamber shows a bill that is being referred to Health and Human Services committee during first legislative session of 2025 on Wednesday.

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