The Mills administration estimates that 27% of Maine residents who now receive the assistance would be affected by the White House plan to eliminate automatic enrollment.
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Deadline nears for Mills to decide on ranked-choice voting for president
The governor has until midnight Friday to act on a bill to extend Maine’s ranked-choice voting system to presidential elections and primaries. She can sign it, veto it or let it become law without her signature.
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High-dose opioid prescriptions fall sharply in Maine
Much of the decrease appears to have occurred since a law limiting such prescriptions began to take effect in 2017.
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Maine offers rebates for buyers of hybrid and electric vehicles
The program, with rebates of $1,000 to $2,000, will be funded by a $5.1 million legal settlement with Volkswagen for violating state environmental laws.
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Conservative group pushing Mills to veto bill for ranked-choice primary
The Maine Heritage Policy Center sends the governor a letter making its case against legislation to extend the state’s ranked-choice voting system to the presidential primary in March.
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Uncertainty lingers over ranked-choice presidential primary, despite Senate passage
Gov. Janet Mills hasn’t committed to signing the bill, it’s unclear how the $100,000 cost would be funded, and party officials have discretion to interpret voting results when delegates are assigned to national conventions.
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Lawmakers pass transportation bonds but reject other borrowing backed by Mills
Republicans follow through on their vow to support bonds for transportation infrastructure while opposing borrowing to finance land conservation, broadband and environmental initiatives.
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Transportation officials fear delay of state bonds jeopardizes entire highway repair program
Lawmakers have less than a month to get a $105 million borrowing package on the November ballot or risk upending the state’s highway repair program.
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Judge ends state senator’s lawsuit calling for more public health nurses
The administration of Gov. Janet Mills is ‘substantially complying’ with a 2017 law championed by Sen. Brownie Carson, the judge rules.
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Thousands of Mainers could lose food stamps under Trump administration plan
The new rule would prohibit states from automatically enrolling people who are eligible for other welfare benefits.