Leaders in the Maine Legislature have set the 2019 rosters for the 18 committees that will handle most policymaking at the State House, which will be under Democratic control in the legislative and executive branches for the first time in eight years.
Gov.-elect Janet Mills said Wednesday she’ll nominate Brunswick Assistant Superintendent Pender Makin to lead the Maine Department of Education and her pushes for universal pre-K and raising minimum teacher salaries in Maine.
The new year will kick off with the peaceful transition of Maine’s governorship from Republican Paul LePage to Democrat Janet Mills on Jan. 2.
Outgoing U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin of Maine’s 2nd District announced on Monday that he will end his federal challenge to the state’s ranked-choice voting system, which delivered Rep.-elect Jared Golden’s historic 2018 victory over the two-term incumbent.
The story of Gov. Paul LePage is familiar: He rose from childhood poverty and abuse to eight years in the Blaine House and may be the most polarizing politician in the state’s history, challenging the gentility that Maine politics was known for before him.
Gov.-elect Janet Mills said Friday that she will nominate Laura Fortman as the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Labor.
Outgoing U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin will have to pay a balance of $9,560 for the 2nd House District recount, which concluded last week, Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said Thursday.
Gov.-elect Janet Mills has selected Houlton native Bruce Van Note, a former deputy transportation commissioner and planning director for the Maine Turnpike Authority, as her choice to serve as commissioner of the Department of Transportation.
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap appears to have cleared the way for U.S. Rep.-elect Jared Golden to be sworn in as the congressman representing Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. That could effectively end Rep. Bruce Poliquin’s legal efforts to retain his seat.
Good day from Augusta. Two of Maine’s highest-ranking Republican officials are heading for the exit and turning the keys to their offices over to Democrats, but they’re making longshot legal bids to affect state policy after they leave.
