Lawmakers fail to override vetoes of farmworker minimum wage, landfill leachate standards

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 10, 2024

Maine lawmakers fell short in several attempts Friday to overturn Gov. Janet Mills’ vetoes of bills passed by the Legislature, including one that would have set a new minimum wage for farmworkers. Mills’ veto of the farmworkers’ minimum wage bill prompted strong pushback from labor advocates. The House also failed to override vetoes of bills that would set higher water quality standards for leachate at state-owned landfills and create a new legal framework governing labor relations in Maine’s agricultural sector.