At a State House rally attended by Gov. Janet Mills, trafficking survivors and their supporters seek to raise awareness of how Mainers are victimized by sexual trafficking and forced labor.
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Gov. Mills says more than 6,000 Mainers have filed for Medicaid since July
Her administration is working to provide coverage to applicants under the newly expanded program, with DHHS processing claims and fielding 2,000 calls daily.
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Mills to authorize sale of long-stalled senior housing bonds
Approved by 69 percent of voters three years ago, the $15 million in bonds to help finance construction of affordable senior housing units had been held up by Gov. Paul LePage.
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Debate brewing over gun control bills pending in Maine Legislature
But the state’s newly elected Democratic governor says she won’t support a universal background-check measure that voters have already rejected at the ballot box.
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Mills says labor mural that LePage removed from labor department will stay put
A spokesman for the new Democratic governor says she will keep the mural on display at the Maine State Museum.
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Maine DHHS starts rulemaking process on public assistance for asylum seekers
Gov. Janet Mills does not plan to change rules proposed by the LePage administration after a court decision forcing the state to restore benefits it had been denying.
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Unsigned contract leaves Mills administration to decide how state’s new psychiatric center will be run
Correct Care Solutions of Tennessee agreed to the incoming governor’s request not to sign the contract drawn up by the LePage administration.
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Gov. Mills appoints president of community college system to be her top lawyer
She says Derek Langhauser – and her pick to be his deputy, Linda Pistner from the Attorney General’s Office – have dedicated their careers to the state.
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Women stand out among Mills’ Cabinet picks
Of the 13 individuals nominated to serve as commissioners of state agencies, seven are women.
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Two Maine schoolgirls got Mills inauguration crowd fired up
The fifth-graders from Reiche Elementary School in Portland made headlines last week for their performance of ‘Girl on Fire.’