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Politics

Published
February 4, 2019

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.
Published
February 1, 2019

Sen. Collins took in personal best $1.8 million in campaign funds in 4th quarter

Her campaign committee says it made a push for donations in late 2018, after Collins' vote in support of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, to send a message that she would be a strong candidate in 2020.
Published
February 1, 2019

Conservative critics target Portland for its support of asylum seekers

Portland's mayor and city councilors fire back after a Fox talk show host says the city has itself to blame for a surge in immigrants who need shelter.
Published
February 1, 2019

Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey joins the 2020 presidential race

The Democratic senator and former mayor from New Jersey has established himself as a business-friendly liberal.
Published
January 31, 2019

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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Published
January 31, 2019

Rep. Pingree invites climate-change whistleblower to State of the Union

Falmouth native Joel Clement says Interior Department officials retaliated against him in 2017 for his outspoken comments on the threat posed by climate change.
Published
January 31, 2019

Panel unanimously backs Jeanne Lambrew’s nomination to lead DHHS

The Cape Elizabeth native says she is focused on rebuilding weakened programs in areas such as child protection, public health and rural mental health.
Published
January 31, 2019

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.
Published
January 31, 2019

First 9 members of Mills’ Cabinet confirmed by Maine Senate

Additional nominees, including those picked to head the departments of Health and Human Services and Education, were scheduled for public hearings later Thursday.
Published
January 30, 2019

Three more Mills Cabinet picks win unanimous committee support

The trio now awaiting a final vote before the Senate includes Judith Camuso, who would be the first woman to serve as commissioner of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.