AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has rejected a request from Gov.-elect Janet Mills that his administration not approve any new contracts with private vendors before she takes office Jan. 2. “It is inappropriate to request that ongoing work on behalf of the people of Maine be halted for more than three weeks and sit there […]
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As Janet Mills mulls Cabinet appointments, speculation swirls
AUGUSTA — Gov.-elect Janet Mills is considering elevating the governor’s energy office to a Cabinet-level position, re-establishing the State Planning Office and appointing an opioid epidemic “point person” as she moves to fill her Cabinet and key positions on her executive team. She also has promised to take a new approach to problems the state […]
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Janet Mills joins group that aims to block Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general
Attorney General Janet Mills is supporting a federal lawsuit in Maryland that seeks to block President Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker to serve as acting U.S. attorney general. Gov.-elect Mills, who will take over for outgoing Republican Gov. Paul LePage in January, is among a group of attorneys general for 14 states and the District […]
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Mills administration: Energy policy to change '180 degrees'
Efforts to expand natural gas capacity. Hopes of luring discounted Canadian electricity. Measures to stunt the growth of solar power and discourage wind farms on land and sea. These actions championed for eight years by Gov. Paul LePage and Republican allies will end Jan. 2, as a new Democratic governor and Legislature abruptly shift the […]
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Janet Mills names team that will assemble her new administration
AUGUSTA — Gov.-elect Janet Mills has formed an executive search committee and said she wants to have all the members of her Cabinet in place when she takes office in January. The search team of 14 people, effectively Mills’ transition team, includes several high-profile politicians and business people from across the state, including former state […]
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Mills to implement Medicaid expansion
Gov.-elect Janet Mills showed up at the Medicaid expansion lawsuit hearing in Maine Superior Court on Wednesday morning and said she would implement expansion immediately upon taking office. Fresh off a decisive victory in the gubernatorial election, the Democratic attorney general said she was “here to listen” to the hearing on a complaint Maine Equal Justice […]
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Crowd turns out in Farmington to celebrate Governor-elect Janet Mills' win
FARMINGTON — The celebration started before Governor-elect Janet Mills arrived late Wednesday afternoon in her hometown. More than 100 people gathered inside and outside The Homestead Kitchen, Bar and Bakery on Broadway as they waited to congratulate Mills on becoming the first female to be elected governor in the state. The state’s attorney general will […]
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Fresh off historic victory, Janet Mills says health care and opioid crisis will be top priorities
Janet Mills had nearly finished her victory lap, of sorts, through the breakfast crowd at Portland’s Becky’s Diner on Wednesday morning when a patron thanked the governor-elect for “giving all of us so much hope and for your courage.” “We are so excited,” the woman said as she embraced Mills. A little more than eight […]
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Janet Mills says she’ll implement Medicaid expansion immediately
Gov.-elect Janet Mills showed up at the Medicaid expansion lawsuit court hearing in Maine Superior Court on Wednesday, the morning after winning a decisive victory in the gubernatorial election. Mills said she was “here to listen” to the lawsuit, where activist group Maine Equal Justice Partners is suing the LePage administration for failing to implement Medicaid expansion. Mills, […]
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Janet Mills becomes Maine's first female governor
Democrat Janet Mills won the governor’s race early Wednesday, as Republican Shawn Moody conceded defeat. With 325 of 574 precincts reporting, Mills had 50 percent of the vote to Moody’s 44 percent. Independent candidate Terry Hayes, who conceded early in the evening, was drawing about 6 percent of the vote. The returns, coming in slowly […]