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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.