AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Lawmakers are getting down to the nitty-gritty of fashioning a regulatory reform package, one of the top priorities of Gov. Paul LePage’s administration.

The Committee on Regulatory Fairness and Reform held its latest work session Thursday to continue plowing through scores of proposals aimed at eliminating duplicate, unnecessary and redundant regulations and make the state more business-friendly.

The governor’s proposals range from a requirement that any new regulation accompany an analysis of how it will affect jobs, a small business ombudsman to help businesses navigate the bureaucracy, and replacement of the Board of Environmental Protection with an appeals panel. Many others were collected by the committee during a series of meetings statewide.

The committee chair, Senate Majority Leader Jonathan Courtney of Springvale, says the panel is moving forward.