Whether she opens the economy too fast or too slow, she will be held accountable in 2022.
Gov. Janet Mills
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Maine Voices: It’s protective equipment, not a political symbol – put on your mask
Question business managers and owners who don’t enforce orders, praise ones who do – and perfect your shocked stare.
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Our View: Gov. Mills right to pause restaurant reopening
In counties where the coronavirus is spreading, it makes sense to keep people safe.
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Mills directs Corrections Department to buy surplus restaurant food
The announcement comes days after a decision to postpone the June 1 reopening of southern Maine restaurants drew complaints.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Mills administration’s plan to reopen Maine relies on selective science
The Legislature must be reconvened and the plan redrawn so that Mainers get a say in the state’s economic recovery.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
State finance commissioner to update lawmakers on pandemic’s impact
The Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee wants to learn what the Mills administration plans to do with $1.25 billion in federal aid that has so far gone unspent.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine mayors push Mills to share federal dollars with cities
Mayors in some of the state’s largest cities are asking why Gov. Janet Mills’ administration has not produced a plan to share federal funds to help municipalities with pandemic-related expenses.
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Maine CDC reports 71 new coronavirus cases as outbreak hits Cape Elizabeth memory care home
The additional cases and 2 deaths come at a time when the Mills administration is relaxing restrictions on businesses to begin reviving Maine’s economy.
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Our View: Maine taking risk by not testing at prisons
Prisons remain one of the most likely places to see an outbreak.
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Maine fitness centers pumped to reopen as soon as order is lifted
Planet Fitness, Maine’s largest fitness center chain, is among the gyms and fitness clubs that say they have the proper protocols and procedures while they wait to hear from the Mills administration when they can reopen.