Gov. Janet Mills Archives

Gov. Janet Mills

Published
August 14, 2019

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.
Published
August 13, 2019

Rep. Gramlich: Gov. Mills has chance to do right by vulnerable Mainers

Signing L.D. 775 would expand and restore much-needed support services for people with mental illness.
Published
August 9, 2019

Maine Voices: Generosity toward asylum seekers should also be extended to Portland’s homeless

Imagine what could happen if politicians, banks, businesses, landlords and volunteers were similarly engaged in helping those without homes.
Published
August 1, 2019

Gov. Janet Mills praises federal plan for prescription drugs

Last month, Maine passed a bill to allow for the wholesale importation of prescription drugs from Canada.
Published
July 30, 2019

It’s Maine’s 200th anniversary of statehood, and the party begins

Gov. Janet Mills visits Portland and 3 other communities via helicopter to launch a 15-month celebration of Maine's bicentennial.
Published
July 27, 2019

Maine Voices: Mills’ stand on fishing rules praised by lobster industry

Rules designed to protect whales should be related to the real causes of whale entanglements.
Published
July 23, 2019

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.
Published
July 22, 2019

Maine tribal leaders press for changes to 1980 settlement agreement

As the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act approaches its 40th anniversary, they say it has failed to respect tribal sovereignty and is holding them back economically.
Published
July 18, 2019

Gov. Mills: Aiding asylum seekers also helps Maine economy

Enabling municipalities to extend food and shelter to immigrant families now will help solve our workforce shortage tomorrow.
Published
July 18, 2019

Gov. Mills takes emergency steps to allow asylum seekers to qualify for state assistance

The new rules will allow asylum seekers to apply for welfare benefits known as General Assistance, which the governor says is consistent with the intent of a 2015 state law that the administration of former Gov. Paul LePage narrowly interpreted.