Lawmakers have less than a month to get a $105 million borrowing package on the November ballot or risk upending the state’s highway repair program.
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Rep. Gramlich: Gov. Mills has chance to do right by vulnerable Mainers
Signing L.D. 775 would expand and restore much-needed support services for people with mental illness.
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Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, Politics
Gov. Janet Mills praises federal plan for prescription drugs
Last month, Maine passed a bill to allow for the wholesale importation of prescription drugs from Canada.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Mills’ stand on fishing rules praised by lobster industry
Rules designed to protect whales should be related to the real causes of whale entanglements.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Judge ends state senator’s lawsuit calling for more public health nurses
The administration of Gov. Janet Mills is ‘substantially complying’ with a 2017 law championed by Sen. Brownie Carson, the judge rules.
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Thousands of Mainers could lose food stamps under Trump administration plan
The new rule would prohibit states from automatically enrolling people who are eligible for other welfare benefits.
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Maine tribal leaders press for changes to 1980 settlement agreement
As the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act approaches its 40th anniversary, they say it has failed to respect tribal sovereignty and is holding them back economically.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Gov. Mills: Aiding asylum seekers also helps Maine economy
Enabling municipalities to extend food and shelter to immigrant families now will help solve our workforce shortage tomorrow.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Gov. Mills takes emergency steps to allow asylum seekers to qualify for state assistance
The new rules will allow asylum seekers to apply for welfare benefits known as General Assistance, which the governor says is consistent with the intent of a 2015 state law that the administration of former Gov. Paul LePage narrowly interpreted.
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Jim Fossel: Republicans helped Gov. Mills have a successful session
GOP lawmakers should now stick together and insist on a transportation-only bond package.