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PublishedMarch 2, 2020
Bill would nearly double Maine’s governor’s pay, from $70,000 to $135,000
The legislation that went before the State and Local Government Committee on Monday also would boost pay and reimbursements for state lawmakers and judges, who, like the governor, are the lowest paid in the nation.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2020
Mills nominates Durham Republican, Hampden independent for state ethics panel
Former Maine Attorney General Bill Schneider and Hampden Town Councilor Dennis Marble face confirmation hearings in the Legislature for vacancies on the 5-member commission.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2020
Lawmakers push for money to strengthen Maine’s mental health crisis system
A bill before the Legislature would put roughly $1.2 million toward bolstering the state's mental health system in the hopes of freeing county jails of the burden of caring for the state's mentally ill.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2020
In Scotland, Mills will glimpse Maine’s offshore wind potential
The governor will travel overseas to meet with developers, including a company turned away from Maine by former Gov. Paul LePage.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2020
Commentary: Regional climate collaboration is a critical policy debate – not just political division
The Transportation and Climate Initiative will raise gasoline costs, unfairly burdening rural Mainers and the working poor.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2020
Maine Lawmakers reviewing 1980 agreement take up tribal gambling
One of 22 proposed changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act would allow Maine's tribes to operate casinos under the same federal law that governs tribal gambling nationwide.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2020
Priorities differ as lawmakers begin debate on governor’s $126 million budget plan
Republicans want more focus on repairing roads and bridges; Democrats want to add staff and improve programs for disadvantaged residents.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2020
Governor, attorney general urge caution on changes to 1980 state-tribal agreement
Gov. Janet Mills, in particular, raised concerns that the proposed changes could end up ‘breeding confusion and extensive litigation at a time when we have finally begun to move past these.’
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2020
Latest resignation leaves Maine ethics panel with only 3 of 5 seats filled
The departure of Republican Bradford Pattershall has left the campaign-finance oversight panel shorthanded as a busy election season heats up.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2020
House votes to sustain governor’s veto of sports betting bill
The vote Tuesday, which closes the door for now on legalized sports betting in Maine, comes a week after the state Senate voted to override the governor's veto.
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