Dunn replaces Maj. Gen. Douglas Farnham, who is retiring after nearly 40 years of military service.
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Maine Republicans oppose background checks for private gun sales
The governor’s office said Republicans mischaracterized the background check proposal and incorrectly stoked fear that it would lead to a registry of firearm owners.
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Mills administration to study how state pay stacks up against private sector wages
The administration says it has increased wages 24% in the past 5 years, but union leaders say the pay gap has continued to grow.
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Gun legislation proposals mark a shift for Mills spurred by Lewiston mass shooting
The governor previously opposed background checks for private gun sales, but is now proposing a limited expansion in private advertised sales.
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Maine governor seeks to navigate treacherous terrain of gun reform
Gov. Janet Mills’ proposal to require background checks for some private firearm sales gives new momentum to an idea that has been defeated multiple times. But political analysts say proponents still will have to overcome Maine’s tradition of hunting and gun ownership.
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Biden declares December storm a disaster in Maine, green-lighting repairs in 10 counties
The formal disaster declaration is expected to open up federal disaster relief funding in Maine counties hit hard by the storm.
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8 takeaways from Gov. Mills’ State of State address
The governor is proposing major gun legislation and the establishment of mental health crisis centers in response to the Lewiston mass shootings, as well as investments to increase the resiliency of coastal infrastructure in the wake of recent destructive storms.
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Gov. Janet Mills proposes expanding background checks, strengthening gun laws after Lewiston mass shooting
The governor used her State of the State address to call for measures ‘true to our culture,’ including a more robust yellow flag law and creating a felony for people who sell firearms to those prohibited from having them.
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Gov. Mills urges ‘fiscal restraint’ in upcoming budget
She plans to ‘set aside’ $100 million for current spending obligations, while increasing investments to address homelessness, the opioid epidemic and public education.
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David Mills, brother of Gov. Janet Mills, has died
David Mills, 78, of Farmington, died on Jan. 26 at Franklin Memorial Hospital.