A coalition of medical groups had opposed the rule changes, which were approved by lawmakers and Gov. Janet Mills.
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Head of Maine department of fisheries and wildlife stepping down
Judy Camuso, the first woman to lead the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, will leave the post on April 30.
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Plug-in solar is coming to Maine with Janet Mills’ approval
The Democratic governor signed a proposal into law to allow small, plug-in generators amid a time of global energy price volatility.
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Maine data privacy measure looks doomed after late-night House vote
The Maine House of Representatives failed to give final passage to the heavily lobbied and long-debated effort to create stronger data privacy rules.
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Janet Mills says she approves of ‘millionaire’s tax’ passed by Maine budget panel
Democratic lawmakers on the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee voted to move advance Maine’s supplemental budget.
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Statewide bell-to-bell ban on cellphones in schools moves a step closer to reality
The Legislature’s budget committee this week supported funding and language Gov. Janet Mills proposed in her supplemental budget. If the House and Senate follow suit, Maine would join 23 other states with similar policies.
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Senate confirms Janet Mills’ pick for Maine Supreme Judicial Court opening
Chief Deputy Attorney General Chris Taub is the Democratic governor’s 7th nominee for Maine’s high court.
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Maine Senate unanimously confirms nominee to state’s highest court
Christopher Taub, who has worked for years in the Maine attorney general’s office, was nominated to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court by Gov. Janet Mills in mid-March.
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A Democratic official flagged potential problems with MaineCare. Mills is pushing back.
State Auditor Matt Dunlap’s fresh findings about MaineCare financial controls drew pushback from Gov. Janet Mills’ administration. Both Democrats are seeking higher office this year.
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Mills ups the pressure for permanent free community college in her final year as governor
The two-term Democratic governor now running for U.S. Senate has visited campuses recently in an effort to get one of her signature policies funded.