Her campaign manager and the leader of the Democratic Party in Maine will lead the team helping her assemble her administration.
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Maine’s next governor tells radio hosts she wants state to ‘turn the page’
‘We don’t want to have a reputation as being a state that doesn’t respect itself,’ Janet Mills says during a Thursday morning show on WGAN.
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Farmington residents greet Mills in her hometown
The governor-elect arrived to find more than 100 people waiting to celebrate her Tuesday election victory.
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Mills says she’ll implement Medicaid expansion as soon as she’s governor
The governor-elect appeared at a court hearing Wednesday in a lawsuit that expansion advocates brought against Gov. LePage.
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Fresh off historic victory, Mills says Medicaid expansion and opioid crisis will be priorities
The Democrat says she will expand Medicaid as soon as possible after she takes office in January and becomes the first woman to serve as governor in Maine’s 198-year history.
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Janet Mills becomes first woman elected Maine governor
The Democratic attorney general made history with help from a strong turnout in traditionally Democratic towns, especially in southern Maine.
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Debate gets tense as candidates for governor scrap over claims in campaign ads
In their final debate, the three remaining candidates call out attack ads run in the days leading up to next week’s vote.
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New poll shows Mills 8 points ahead of Moody with race for governor heading into the homestretch
The survey by Emerson College also suggests a dead heat in Maine’s 2nd District contest between Rep. Bruce Poliquin and Jared Golden.
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At Bangor debate, Caron gives no hint if he’ll stay in governor’s race
The independent from Freeport, who is under pressure to drop out, says he’ll make an announcement in a few days.
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On education, Maine governor candidates agree: Much needs fixing
But their solutions – for teacher wages, staffing shortages, skyrocketing costs and institutional reforms – are varied.