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PublishedDecember 11, 2019
Higher wages, bigger labor force at center of Maine’s 10-year economic plan
The state's first long-range economic plan in 2 decades will go to the Legislature for consideration of its recommendations.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2019
Gov. Mills orders state agencies to step up Maine’s fight against climate change
The governor announces her executive order at the Blaine House, where solar panels designed to meet 25 percent of the electricity demand at the governor's residence have been installed.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2019
Sustenance fishing rules proposed for Maine waters draw mixed response
The Mills administration negotiated an agreement with tribal leaders this year that proposes tightening water quality standards to better protect the health of people who rely on fishing for sustenance.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2019
New tax on internet sales boosts Maine’s budget further into the black
The tax, approved after the recent two-year budget was finalized, is one of several that contributed to an increase in state revenue.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2019
Hundreds of scientists gather in Portland to address climate change in the Gulf of Maine
The Gulf of Maine 2050 International Symposium is aimed at sharing the latest science on ocean acidification and rising sea levels and ocean temperatures.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2019
New law and Gov. Mills’ energy goals set off solar-farm land rush
Now that friendly policies are in place, developers are jockeying for access to Maine's grid to build community solar projects.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2019
Gov. Mills wants Maine carbon-neutral by 2045. What will that take?
For this richly forested state, it may not take much beyond previously announced greenhouse gas cuts.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2019
Gov. Mills discusses climate change with European officials, U.S. governors
Maine's governor meets with European climate leaders, Brazilian regional officials and other U.S. governors to discuss how states can help the nation meet Paris climate targets.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2019
Read Gov. Mills’ speech to the UN General Assembly
Maine's governor commits the state to going carbon neutral by 2045.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2019
In address, Gov. Mills vows Maine will be carbon neutral by 2045, and challenges others
The only U.S. elected official to address the climate summit, Janet Mills announced an executive order aimed at making Maine's economy carbon neutral.
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