Participants in the Indigenous Peoples Day rally call for expanded sovereignty rights for tribal communities and passage of a ballot question next month to restore treaty language to printed copies of the Maine Constitution.
Gov. Janet Mills
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Midcoast towns get state grants to counter climate change
Bowdoinham is one of 53 towns across the state to receive a grant aimed at mitigating the impacts of climate change on Maine communities.
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Maine helps lead national push for more heat pumps
A coalition of 25 governors and the Biden administration announced a pledge Thursday to quadruple the number of heat pumps in U.S. homes by 2030.
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Mills urges caution as Hurricane Lee’s landfall looms
At a press conference Friday afternoon, state officials said the large wind field is expected to bring damaging winds and flooding to the state on Saturday.
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Emergency officials, utilities prepare as Hurricane Lee spins toward Maine
The storm is expected to weaken but grow in size as it travels north, and it could make a direct hit in Maine this weekend.
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Mills administration seeks mediator to resolve contract dispute with state workers
The Mills administration says the executive branch of state government and its larger labor union remain ‘hundreds of millions of dollars apart’ after months of negotiations.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Even as new Maine law expands abortion access, providers worry about court rulings in other states
Maine could face significant restrictions on abortion access if a recent Texas appeals court decision is upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Jim Fossel: Maine needs to keep citizen initiatives in check
Let’s not stand by while our elected officials are rendered irrelevant.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Maine’s budget surplus provides $65 million for affordable housing
The state closed the 2023 fiscal year with a $141 million surplus, which is being used to fill Maine’s ‘rainy day’ fund and build more affordable housing.
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Mills seeks $9 million in federal aid for June rainstorm damage
Gov. Janet Mills asked President Biden to declare separate June rainstorms in Oxford and Franklin counties major disasters so the state can receive federal funding to repair roads, bridges and culverts.