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.
Gov. Janet Mills
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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.
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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.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: With Maine governor’s veto, farmworkers were again denied their basic economic rights
We’re concerned that the stakeholder group Mills has set up won’t give farmworkers the state minimum wage and protection from excess overtime they deserve.
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Maine lawmakers denounce latest neo-Nazi demonstration, call for action
Members of both parties say the rise in white nationalist sentiment, including an event Saturday in Augusta by members of a neo-Nazi group, need to be forcefully condemned.
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Environmentalists criticize public feedback process for deciding future site of port for offshore wind industry
Maine officials are accused of long favoring Sears Island, the largest undeveloped island in Penobscot Bay, as the future site of the port.
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Mills signs executive order to begin creation of a state Office for New Americans
It’s the first step by her administration to create a centralized place to assist the growing number of immigrants coming to Maine.