Jerry Reid, Gov. Janet Mills’ pick to be environmental commissioner, comes under fire from the Penobscot Nation for his role in water-quality cases as an assistant attorney general.
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First 4 Mills Cabinet nominees get unanimous committee support at Legislature
The nominees to lead the departments of transportation, marine resources, community and economic development and administration and financial services must now be approved by the state Senate.
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Mills administration names new director of MaineCare services
Michelle Probert, who oversees health and wellness programs at Bath Iron Works, was a manager in the MaineCare program during the first term of former Gov. Paul Lepage.
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Confirmation hearings for governor’s Cabinet start this week
The 14 nominees picked by the state’s new Democratic governor to head Maine’s government departments will appear before legislative committees starting Tuesday.
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Gov. Mills shifts the tone in tackling Maine’s opioid crisis
The Democratic governor has made addressing the epidemic one of her top priorities. Her ideas are likely to be vastly different from her predecessor’s.
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Mills backs bill to have state guarantee loans to unpaid federal employees
The emergency bill aims to ease financial pressures on 1,100 Mainers who are working during the government shutdown but haven’t been paid.
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Mills backs bill to have state guarantee loans to unpaid federal employees
The emergency bill aims to ease financial pressures on 1,100 Mainers who are working during the government shutdown but haven’t been paid.
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Mills picks longtime lobbyist for doctors to lead Maine’s response to opioid crisis
Gordon Smith, executive vice president of the Maine Medical Association since 1993, will coordinate state efforts to combat an epidemic that persists in communities across the state.
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Lawmaker proposing MaineCare dental benefit for low-income adults
The proposal by Rep. Drew Gattine would make Maine the 34th state to provide some form of dental coverage, which is now available only to children under the Medicaid program.
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Mills appoints senior adviser for tribal affairs as state tries to improve relations
Donna Loring, a former police chief and Penobscot Nation representative to the Legislature, will serve as a liaison between the Mills administration and tribal governments.