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Gov. Janet Mills

Published
July 27, 2023

Maine plans to use offshore wind for half its energy needs by 2040

Unlike other projects in the region, the Gulf of Maine wind turbines would showcase floating platform technology because the water is too deep for turbines to be anchored to the ocean floor.
Published
July 27, 2023

Mills administration names new director of Maine CDC

Dr. Puthiery Va, currently leading public health for the Navajo Nation in Arizona, will take over as Maine's top public health official on Aug. 28.
Published
July 26, 2023

Maine state flag referendum will wait until next year

A spokesperson for Gov. Janet Mills said she will allow a bill calling for a referendum on the state flag to take effect without her signature, effectively delaying the statewide vote until November 2024.
Published
July 25, 2023

Gov. Mills launches Dirigo Business Incentive Program at Lisbon’s Springworks Farm

Newly created program looks to bolster skilled labor force, attract business opportunities through tax credits.
Published
July 25, 2023

Legislature sustains Mills’ veto of farmworker minimum wage bill

After her veto was upheld, Gov. Janet Mills signed an executive order establishing a formal stakeholder group to pursue a state minimum wage for farmworkers.

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Published
July 25, 2023

Advocates look to fall referendum to ban foreign campaign spending

The Legislature failed to muster the votes to override Gov. Janet Mills' veto of the measure, setting the stage for a statewide vote in November.
Published
July 24, 2023

Millions of dollars in foreign campaign funds pour into Maine as lawmakers push to ban them

Lawmakers say they will try to override Gov. Janet Mills' veto of the foreign spending ban, but it won't prevent foreign-owned companies from pouring money into Maine politics this fall.
Published
July 21, 2023

Madison ceremony marks return of manufacturing, and jobs, to former paper mill

Gov. Janet Mills, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and U.S. Rep. Jared Golden were among a crowd of a few hundred Friday celebrating the work of TimberHP to restart manufacturing operations at the plant.
Published
July 19, 2023

Mills ‘reluctantly’ vetoes bill to improve pay, conditions for Maine farmworkers

The governor pledges to reestablish a stakeholder group with the goal of arriving at 'a shared understanding of how to implement a minimum wage bill for farmworkers.'
Published
July 19, 2023

Mills signs bill expanding abortion access in Maine

The new law, signed during a ceremony at the State House Wednesday, allows abortions later in pregnancy and is one of the least restrictive state laws in the nation.