In budget address, Gov. Mills takes swipe at gun safety citizen initiative
During the State of the Budget address in Augusta on Tuesday night, Gov. Janet Mills took the opportunity to defend Maine’s ...
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills critiques prospective red flag referendum during budget address
Mills authored the state's novel "yellow flag" law with a prominent gun rights group. She says a red flag proposal that would ...
Mills defends tax hikes; criticizes 'red flag' proposal
Maine Gov. Janet Mills defended her proposed budget cuts and criticized a proposed 'red flag' law referendum Tuesday night in ...
Gov. Mills doubles down on urging Maine's public defense agency to relax rules
Gov. Janet Mills made history in 2022 when she signed a bill authorizing the state to hire its first set of public defenders. Mills said in a speech Tuesday that she has helped quadruple the state's ...
Gov. Mills says Maine will get fewer crisis receiving centers than planned due to budget
PORTLAND (WGME) – Maine will not get as many crisis receiving centers as Governor Janet Mills set out to create. A crisis ...
Gov. Mills highlights difficult budgeting process in State of the Budget address
AUGUSTA (WGME) -- Governor Janet Mills delivered her State of the Budget address Tuesday, outlining her vision for Maine's ...
‘It’s about time:' Public health advocates applaud Gov. Mills' proposed cigarette tax increase
On Tuesday, Gov. Janet Mills outlined her biennial budget to the legislature.The $11.6 billion budget includes a proposal to ...
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Advocates warn proposed stipend cuts for child care workers will harm industry
The progressive leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates that the $30 million cut proposed by governor Janet Mills ...
Maine officials welcome reversal of federal funding freeze
The Trump administration's decision Wednesday to rescind its order temporarily freezing all federal grant funding came as a relief to Maine officials and social service programs. "I am pleased that ...
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State Rundown 1/30: The Revenue Decrease is in the Details
More details on this year’s batch of major tax proposals are emerging from statehouses - and some revenue cuts look like they ...
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Douglas Rooks: Voter ID and red flag initiatives are good for Maine
Ballot questions on voting and firearms safety have the potential to encourage turnout and keep partisanship to a minimum.
New bill would add testing, regulation to Maine's medical marijuana industry
There's a new push to regulate Maine's medical marijuana industry. A bill at the State House would require medical cannabis ...