How a 2019 Maine law spurred $100 million in solar investment

Gov. Janet Mills

Published
April 11, 2021

How a 2019 Maine law spurred $100 million in solar investment

Lawmakers are reviewing the net energy billing policy, hoping to find the sweet spot that both encourages renewable energy and offers the greatest benefit to electricity customers.
Published
April 2, 2021

Gov. Mills signs executive order to develop clean transportation plan

A state climate plan estimates Maine needs 219,000 light-duty electric vehicles on the road by 2030 to meet its emissions targets.
Published
March 31, 2021

Mills seeks more federal support, action on ‘forever chemicals’

In a letter to Maine's congressional delegation, Gov. Janet Mills wrote that PFAS contamination is 'a national problem that ultimately requires a federal response.'
Published
March 30, 2021

Mills commits state agencies to ‘lead by example’ in climate change fight

The governor said the state will follow a new report's blueprint for making government operations more climate-friendly.
Published
March 30, 2021

Legislature passes $8.3 billion state budget over Republicans’ objections

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills says she will sign the measure. Republicans say the bill was rushed, lacked their support and signals an end to bipartisan cooperation.
Published
March 29, 2021

Lawmakers consider bills to curtail Mills’ powers during state of emergency

Republican lawmakers have submitted 14 bills that would change Maine's Constitution or laws that allow a governor to declare a state of emergency.
Published
March 26, 2021

Maine bars allowed to reopen indoors, but many are waiting

Most operators who opted not to reopen Friday said they are holding off until their workers can get fully vaccinated.
Published
March 26, 2021

State plans to cancel multimillion-dollar contract over software delays

The Mills administration has threatened to seek more than $22 million in repayment from the company because of the dispute, which is now drawing scrutiny from the Legislature's Government Oversight Committee.
Published
March 24, 2021

Republicans blast Democrats’ budget plan as incomplete, partisan ‘sham’

The state's next 2-year budget could be pushed through with votes by Democrats only as the Legislature heads toward a session next week at the Augusta Civic Center.
Published
March 23, 2021

Democrats signal push to pass state budget without Republicans’ support

The move could keep Gov. Janet Mills in the driver's seat on how new federal pandemic relief funds will be spent.