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PublishedMarch 14, 2022
Child care providers say industry needs consistent financial support to survive
More than 170 Maine child care centers have shuttered since the beginning of the pandemic, and Gov. Janet Mills has proposed $12 million to fund legislation to increase the wages of workers. But much more may be needed.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2022
Gov. Mills files to qualify for November ballot
Mills' campaign announced the filing of nomination petitions in a news release Thursday, days after formally announcing her re-election bid.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2022
Launching re-election bid, Gov. Mills says there’s more to do
Janet Mills, the state's first female governor, could face former Gov. Paul LePage in what's expected to be an expensive general election between well-known candidates with a history of conflict.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2022
Maine awards $5 million in relief grants to small businesses
More than 380 small businesses across the state will receive up to $50,000 each through the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2022
Federal funding for emergency shelter in Portland extended to July
The FEMA funding has been extended through July 1 following a request from the governor and members of Maine's congressional delegation.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2022
PETA defends ‘Don’t eat fish’ ads at jetport after Gov. Mills seeks their removal
Mills sent a letter to jetport officials asking that they be taken down, and state Rep. Genevieve McDonald, D-Deer Isle, called the ads 'appalling.'
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PublishedMarch 1, 2022
Gov. Mills proposes bigger refunds to taxpayers as state budget surplus grows
Gov. Janet Mills proposes using half of a $411 million projected rise in the state's revenue surplus to increase direct payments to taxpayers from $500 to $750.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2022
Gov. Mills asks Portland jetport to remove signs asking travelers not to eat fish
The signs, which say, 'Save the whales: Don't eat fish,' were paid for by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2022
Maine businesses boycott vodka brands, including some non-Russian ones
Gov. Janet Mills on Monday called for the State Liquor and Lottery Commission to delist all (two) Russian-made brands of spirits in Maine.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2022
Maine gets another $28 million for rural broadband expansion
The federal grant will fund a public-private partnership to extend high-speed internet service to thousands of people in unserved parts of the state.
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