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PublishedSeptember 23, 2019
In address, Gov. Mills vows Maine will be carbon neutral by 2045, and challenges others
The only U.S. elected official to address the climate summit, Janet Mills announced an executive order aimed at making Maine's economy carbon neutral.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2019
Watch: Gov. Mills addresses U.N. on Maine’s climate change plans
She will be Maine's first sitting governor to speak before the international body's General Assembly.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2019
Mills names members of new Maine council on climate change
The 39-member panel will advise the state on meeting ambitious goals laid out by the governor and endorsed by the Legislature.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2019
Maine finally addressing climate change in the gulf
For eight years, state government did little to deal with the impacts of a warming Gulf of Maine. That's starting to change.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2019
Jim Fossel: Presidential race could turn on Maine’s ranked-choice voting
In a close election, Maine's voting system could consolidate the anti-Trump opposition in a way that will help Democrats.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2019
Government labor crunch cuts into services, adds stress for Maine’s public employees
Hundreds of state and municipal jobs are vacant as officials struggle with a tight labor market, an aging workforce and pay that can't compete with the private sector.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2019
Maine Family Planning clinic seeks state funding in response to Trump’s abortion ‘gag rule’
Maine Family Planning lost $2 million in federal funding when it opted out of the Title X program over a ban on abortion referrals and a requirement to separate reproductive health and abortion services.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Trump proposal could end food stamps benefits for 44,000 Mainers, state says
The Mills administration estimates that 27% of Maine residents who now receive the assistance would be affected by the White House plan to eliminate automatic enrollment.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Deadline nears for Mills to decide on ranked-choice voting for president
The governor has until midnight Friday to act on a bill to extend Maine's ranked-choice voting system to presidential elections and primaries. She can sign it, veto it or let it become law without her signature.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2019
Maine Voices: Ranked-choice voting won’t complicate presidential nominating process
It's up to the party to decide how the voting results will be used to allocate convention delegates.
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