Gov. Mills says Maine will get fewer crisis receiving centers than planned due to budget
PORTLAND (WGME) – Maine will not get as many crisis receiving centers as Governor Janet Mills set out to create. A crisis ...
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Advocates warn proposed stipend cuts for child care workers will harm industry
The progressive leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates that the $30 million cut proposed by governor Janet Mills ...
Gov. Mills doubles down on urging Maine’s public defense agency to relax rules
The Maine Commission on Public Defense Services says they need more money than what the governor has offered to address a ...
Maine officials welcome reversal of federal funding freeze
The Trump administration's decision Wednesday to rescind its order temporarily freezing all federal grant funding came as a relief to Maine officials and social service programs. "I am pleased that ...
Mills defends tax hikes; criticizes 'red flag' proposal
Maine Gov. Janet Mills defended her proposed budget cuts and criticized a proposed 'red flag' law referendum Tuesday night in ...
‘It’s about time:' Public health advocates applaud Gov. Mills' proposed cigarette tax increase
On Tuesday, Gov. Janet Mills outlined her biennial budget to the legislature.The $11.6 billion budget includes a proposal to ...
Gov. Mills highlights difficult budgeting process in State of the Budget address
AUGUSTA (WGME) -- Governor Janet Mills delivered her State of the Budget address Tuesday, outlining her vision for Maine's ...
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Opinion: Actually, Governor Mills, you’re wrong. We do need a red flag law.
Tuesday night in her “State of the Budget” address, Gov. Janet Mills made a point of saying that she’s opposing the effort to ...
In budget address, Gov. Mills takes swipe at gun safety citizen initiative
During the State of the Budget address in Augusta on Tuesday night, Gov. Janet Mills took the opportunity to defend Maine’s ...
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills critiques prospective red flag referendum during budget address
Mills authored the state's novel "yellow flag" law with a prominent gun rights group. She says a red flag proposal that would ...
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Innovative efforts happening across Maine to reduce community risks
Members of the State Fire Marshal's office and public safety stakeholders met in Augusta Wednesday to highlight innovative ...
Maine’s offshore wind ambitions: Big ideas tempered by setbacks and competition
Maine’s formal interest in developing ocean wind energy dates back to 2008, when former Gov. John Baldacci created an Ocean Energy Task Force to devise a strategy.