Gov. Janet Mills has vowed to chart a more inclusive path, but lawmakers must act as well to promote Maine as a dignified and accepting place.
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Mills’ ‘Executive Order 1’ makes 70,000 more Mainers eligible for health insurance
The Democrat had vowed to expand Medicaid on ‘day one’ of her administration, almost 14 months after voters approved it.
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Bill seeks public vote on borrowing $50 million to address sea level change in Maine
Other bills include proposals to require MaineCare to provide coverage for legal abortion services, and to make vehicle inspections on new cars valid for two years.
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Janet Mills sworn in as governor, declares ‘we are all in this together’
The Farmington Democrat, the first woman to occupy the governor’s office in Maine’s 199-year history, delivers a message of inclusion and hope, saying the time has come to protect and improve the state we all call home.
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Bill Nemitz: It’s a day for trailblazers – past, present and future
As Janet Mills prepares to take the oath to become Maine’s first female governor, she recalls the encouragement she received as a child from another pioneer, Margaret Chase Smith.
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Mills picks attorney for environmental protection chief
If confirmed, Jerry Reid would lead the DEP’s efforts to protect and restore Maine’s natural resources and enforce the state’s environmental laws.
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Maine’s incoming governor adds more advisers to her inner circle
Two of the 6 new members of Janet Mills’ staff previously worked for fellow Democrat Chellie Pingree, Maine’s 1st District congresswoman.
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Mills puts poetry back in the inaugural mix
Wesley McNair will deliver a poem for Maine’s new governor, reviving an inaugural tradition that went away during the LePage years.
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Former Portland police chief is Mills’ pick for public safety commissioner
The incoming Democratic governor has also nominated Randy Liberty to head the Maine Department of Corrections.
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Mills can torpedo LePage’s Medicaid work requirements, experts say
Gov.-elect Janet Mills says she wants legal experts to evaluate what laws allow her to do, knowing that nearly 17,000 people lost their benefits in the first state that implemented similar rules.