Former Maine House Speaker Hannah Pingree was introduced Thursday as Gov. Janet Mills pick to run a rebranded policy office aimed at focusing on the state’s economic future, though its ramp-up will require legislative approval.
Good morning from Augusta. Gov. Janet Mills has said she won’t call for higher taxes in her first two-year budget proposal. She also wants to spend more to work toward fully funding Maine’s share of education costs, increase property tax relief and pay for Medicaid expansion.
Good morning from Augusta. The state’s two main political parties picked their leaders over the weekend, with the candidates favored by former Gov. Paul LePage and Gov. Janet Mills winning out in the Republican and Democratic parties, respectively.
Good morning from Augusta. The partial shutdown of the federal government — which has lasted nearly three weeks now — is affecting Mainers from Coast Guard families to people who want to close on homes using federal loan programs.
More than 500 Mainers are now covered under Medicaid expansion as Gov. Janet Mills moves to implement the voter-approved law during the Democrat’s first days in office with surplus revenue in a state account.
Good morning from Augusta, where politicians’ popularity, Medicaid expansion and human trafficking are churning the conversation.
Good morning from Augusta. Maine’s two biggest political parties are readying to hold elections for party chairs this weekend in contested elections that former Gov. Paul LePage and Gov. Janet Mills are taking keen interests in at very different times for their parties.
Good morning from Augusta. Gov. Janet Mills hauled in nearly $277,000 in donations to her inaugural and transition efforts by late December, with 80 percent from corporate donors and most of it from the marijuana, financial, casino, lobbying, paper and energy industries.
Good morning from Augusta, where Gov. Janet Mills has been sworn in but where attention remains focused on last-minute pardons issued by her predecessor and today’s first actions from a new congressman from Maine.
Janet Mills was sworn in as Maine’s 75th governor and the first woman to hold the office on Wednesday, with the Democrat pledging a “new day” in her inaugural address alongside promises to expand health coverage and fight climate change and the opioid crisis.
