The governor’s order opens the door for state agencies to issue permits that were put in limbo under her predecessor.
Scott Thistle
Scott Thistle is the State House reporter for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He has covered politics and government in Maine since 2006. Prior to that he served as the State House reporter for the Duluth News Tribune in Duluth, Minnesota. A Maine native, Thistle has worked in journalism since 1990, when he got his start at a weekly newspaper in rural Oxford County, Maine. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and an active volunteer with the National Ski Patrol. He resides with his wife, Amy and his two sons Finn and Kai, in Auburn, Maine.
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Last Mills Cabinet nominee to come up for confirmation wins committee’s backing
Amanda Beal, who now heads the Maine Farmland Trust, gets a unanimous endorsement.
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Advocates urge lawmakers to ban vaping products from Maine public schools
The measure follows a budget proposal by Gov. Janet Mills to spend $10 million in tobacco settlement money to reduce youth smoking rates, as well as vaping.
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Mills tells lawmakers her $8 billion state budget is ‘sustainable’
Saying Maine ‘cannot afford to stand still,’ the governor defends plans to expand Medicaid, spend more on education and fighting the opioid crisis, and return more money to cities and towns.
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Maine’s next 2-year budget focuses on funding education and Medicaid expansion – with no new taxes
Gov. Janet Mills proposes an $8 billion plan that would increase General Fund spending 11%, saying Maine can afford to put more money into schools, public safety and municipal revenue sharing.
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Two more join Mills’ staff as senior policy advisers
Mary Anne Turowski previously worked as a lobbyist for the state employees union, and Tom Abello headed external affairs at the Maine chapter of The Nature Conservancy.
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Sen. King and Rep. Golden announce guests for State of the Union address
MaineWorks founder Margo Walsh will attend President Trump’s speech as King’s guest, and Maine AFL-CIO President Cynthia Phinney will go as Golden’s.
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Mills nominates outdoorsman to Board of Environmental Protection
Robert Duchesne, a former 6-term Democratic lawmaker from Hudson, is an outdoor columnist and registered Maine Guide who chaired the environmental and fish and wildlife committees during his legislative tenure.
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Mills to outline her first state budget proposal before Legislature Feb. 11
Few details have emerged, Mills has vowed that her move to expand Medicaid, at an estimated cost of $50 million a year, will be funded without increasing taxes.
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Mills has ‘Welcome Home’ sign installed at Maine’s southern border
The sign on the Maine Turnpike in Kittery is meant to send a message of welcome and inclusion, the Democratic governor says.