Invest in Tomorrow intends to develop an action plan to help children, which ultimately will help the state’s workforce.
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LePage rejects Mills’ request for state to stop signing new contracts until she’s governor
The outgoing Republican governor says to do so would be ‘abdicating’ his responsibilities to keep state government running smoothly until Mills is sworn in Jan. 2.
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Mills shaping her Cabinet with eye on energy, planning and opioid crisis
The Democratic governor-elect has yet to announce who she will hire, but her spokesman points to key areas and says Mills is working to identify the best candidates regardless of political affiliation.
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Janet Mills in New Orleans for meeting with Democratic governors
Maine’s incoming governor will participate in electing the next person to chair the Democratic Governors Association over the weekend.
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Janet Mills joins group that aims to block Trump’s pick for acting attorney general
Maine’s attorney general and incoming governor says the appointment of Matthew Whitaker violates the law governing how a vacancy in the office should be filled.
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Energy priorities shift as a new administration takes hold
After eight years of what some call obstructionist policies, renewables advocates look forward to Janet Mills in the Blaine House.
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After extensive losses, Maine Republicans regrouping and strategizing
Still in postmortem mode over the midterms, when the party suffered defeats for governor, Congress and control of the Legislature, its leaders muse on how to win over voters in 2020.
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LePage says he may run against Mills in 4 years if she doesn’t expand Medicaid ‘sustainably’
A spokesman for the governor-elect insists it will be sustainable and says ‘the people of Maine have spoken.’
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What Maine’s new government will mean to you
In 2019, Democratic control in Augusta will prompt a shift in how the state addresses its challenges. Here’s how.
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Why so blue? Maine Democrats ‘were absolutely motivated’
Turnout emerged as a deciding factor for both parties in Maine as it shifted away from the status quo.