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Maine Democrats and environmental activists say they're worried the state will lose momentum in the fight to combat climate change if former Gov. Paul LePage returns to the Blaine House next year.
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The Mills administration says it wants Congress to defer action on a bill from Rep. Jared Golden, and instead give the state time to negotiate its own compromise with Maine tribes.
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The announcement came from Gov. Janet Mills at the Maine Climate Council's first-ever conference, where hundreds gathered on Friday in Augusta.
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The law creates a new process, which includes a public hearing and legislative approval, that Maine Veterans' Homes must follow to close a facility in the future.
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Gov. Janet Mills created the new council through an executive order, which she signed Thursday.
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Gov. Janet Mills, as well as the entire federal congressional delegation, is urging Maine Veterans' Homes to reconsider the planned closures in Caribou and Machias.
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Democratic Gov. Janet Mills hasn't made her reelection campaign official, but campaign finance reports currently show she has more than double the available cash to spend on a contest against Republican challenger and two-time Gov. Paul LePage.
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Without Republican support, Democrats in the Maine Legislature have approved an initiative to spend $1 billion in federal American Rescue Plan funds.
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Former Gov. Paul LePage formally announced his bid for a third term in the Blaine House on Monday, just several days after the Republican formally registered with the state as a candidate and started a campaign website.
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Gov. Janet Mills says she and the Legislature will have some major spending decisions to make next month. She will be proposing a supplemental state budget, legislation to allocate a billion dollars in federal pandemic relief funds and a bond package.