The day reflects celebration and impatience at a time of stark national political division that some analysts say is on par with the Civil War era.
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Bill seeks public vote on borrowing $50 million to address sea level change in Maine
Other bills include proposals to require MaineCare to provide coverage for legal abortion services, and to make vehicle inspections on new cars valid for two years.
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New Sharon natives ready to indie rock Friday’s inaugural celebration
GoldenOak will be one of 10 acts at the Augusta Civic Center for Mills’ inaugural celebration.
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Education nominee Pender Makin: ‘Government should stay out of the classroom’
The state Senate and Education and Cultural Affairs Committee are due this month to confirm Mills’ nomination of Makin as Education Department commissioner.
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Gov. Mills wants fisheries commissioner, 2 other LePage Cabinet members to stay on job
Support for Patrick Keliher, current head of the Department of Marine Resources, came from many sectors of the state’s commercial fishing industry.
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Read Gov. Janet Mills’ inaugural address
This is the inaugural address as written which was provided before the inauguration, not the transcript of the governor’s speech as delivered. Madam Chief Justice, Mr. President, Madam Speaker, members of the 129th Legislature, members of the state and federal judiciary, former Governors, Tribal chiefs, members of the military, friends, and family, honored guests, and […]
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren builds team for Iowa caucus in 2020
The senator from Massachusetts snaps up key operatives being wooed by other potential presidential candidates, making it clear she intends to mount a strong campaign in the state.
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Portland’s city manager will reorganize top staff as he deals with vacancies
Jon Jennings plans to fill 1 vacant assistant city manager position while eliminating the other in favor of creating a position to oversee innovation.
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No deal in sight as effects of government shutdown are felt
The Democrats say they will offer a bill to reopen the federal government, but Trump says he won’t approve it unless he gets $5.6 billion to build a wall.
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Janet Mills sworn in as governor, declares ‘we are all in this together’
The Farmington Democrat, the first woman to occupy the governor’s office in Maine’s 199-year history, delivers a message of inclusion and hope, saying the time has come to protect and improve the state we all call home.