Few details have emerged, Mills has vowed that her move to expand Medicaid, at an estimated cost of $50 million a year, will be funded without increasing taxes.
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Rep. Pingree invites climate-change whistleblower to State of the Union
Falmouth native Joel Clement says Interior Department officials retaliated against him in 2017 for his outspoken comments on the threat posed by climate change.
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Second Portland city councilor jumps into race for mayor
Councilor Belinda Ray announces her candidacy, joining Councilor Spencer Thibodeau as the only officially declared candidates in the race so far.
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Panel unanimously backs Jeanne Lambrew’s nomination to lead DHHS
The Cape Elizabeth native says she is focused on rebuilding weakened programs in areas such as child protection, public health and rural mental health.
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Mills has ‘Welcome Home’ sign installed at Maine’s southern border
The sign on the Maine Turnpike in Kittery is meant to send a message of welcome and inclusion, the Democratic governor says.
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First 9 members of Mills’ Cabinet confirmed by Maine Senate
Additional nominees, including those picked to head the departments of Health and Human Services and Education, were scheduled for public hearings later Thursday.
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N.H. considers ranked-choice voting for primary
Maine is the first state to conduct a federal general election using the system.
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Sen. Rand Paul awarded over $580,000 in lawsuit
A neighbor tackled him in their upscale Bowling Green, Ky., neighborhood in 2017.
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Three more Mills Cabinet picks win unanimous committee support
The trio now awaiting a final vote before the Senate includes Judith Camuso, who would be the first woman to serve as commissioner of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
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Lawmakers endorse DEP nominee despite opposition from tribal members
Jerry Reid, Gov. Janet Mills’ pick to be environmental commissioner, comes under fire from the Penobscot Nation for his role in water-quality cases as an assistant attorney general.