The state’s administrative and financial services commissioner will appear before the committee Friday to answer questions about a $22 million contract dispute with Workday, a Silicon Valley vendor.
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Gov. Mills signs executive order to develop clean transportation plan
A state climate plan estimates Maine needs 219,000 light-duty electric vehicles on the road by 2030 to meet its emissions targets.
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Mills seeks more federal support, action on ‘forever chemicals’
In a letter to Maine’s congressional delegation, Gov. Janet Mills wrote that PFAS contamination is ‘a national problem that ultimately requires a federal response.’
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Mills commits state agencies to ‘lead by example’ in climate change fight
The governor said the state will follow a new report’s blueprint for making government operations more climate-friendly.
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Legislature passes $8.3 billion state budget over Republicans’ objections
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills says she will sign the measure. Republicans say the bill was rushed, lacked their support and signals an end to bipartisan cooperation.
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Lawmakers consider bills to curtail Mills’ powers during state of emergency
Republican lawmakers have submitted 14 bills that would change Maine’s Constitution or laws that allow a governor to declare a state of emergency.
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State plans to cancel multimillion-dollar contract over software delays
The Mills administration has threatened to seek more than $22 million in repayment from the company because of the dispute, which is now drawing scrutiny from the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee.
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Republicans blast Democrats’ budget plan as incomplete, partisan ‘sham’
The state’s next 2-year budget could be pushed through with votes by Democrats only as the Legislature heads toward a session next week at the Augusta Civic Center.
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Democrats signal push to pass state budget without Republicans’ support
The move could keep Gov. Janet Mills in the driver’s seat on how new federal pandemic relief funds will be spent.
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COVID-19 stimulus bill to create $500 million windfall for Maine towns and cities
The huge package passed by Congress will provide cash-strapped local governments a substantial source of additional revenue over the next two years, and some already have ideas on how to use it.