Gov. Janet Mills announces newly funded student loan repayment and scholarship programs for health care professions.
Gov. Janet Mills
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
National culture wars come to Maine school districts
Districts feel the heat after the Maine Republican Party advocates for a ban on critical race theory and discussion of gender in public school classrooms.
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Posted inMaine, Politics
Gov. Mills continues to outraise LePage in governor’s race
Gov. Janet Mills has more than double the amount of money raised by former Gov. Paul LePage and more than triple her Republican challenger’s totals for the last month.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
State to begin issuing $850 checks this week, but envelopes in short supply
Maine Revenue Services expects to issue 200,000 refunds a week, meaning most of the 858,000 checks should be issued by the end of June – if the state has enough envelopes.
Posted inEditorials, Election 2022, Opinion
Our View: President Biden and Gov. Mills don’t control gas prices
Voters should not believe Republicans who want to exploit geopolitical crises for political gain.
Posted inMaine
State plans temporary emergency shelter in Portland, housing for asylum seekers
Gov. Janet Mills’ senior housing adviser detailed the administration’s efforts a day after a Portland city councilor and a state representative criticized the state’s response.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Criticism of Gov. Mills mounts in Portland over asylum seekers
A Portland city councilor says the governor has ‘largely ignored’ the crisis, while a state representative and party leader called the administration’s response ‘absolutely abysmal.’
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Portland Councilor Fournier: Gov. Mills needs to step up on behalf of Democratic values
Instead, she has stalled tribal sovereignty; largely ignored the plight of asylum seekers, and failed to stand up for LGBTQ+ young people.
Posted inCommunity, Events, Maine
Numbers speak for themselves as alewives regain foothold in central Maine
As the fish’s annual migration begins again, this is the first year in centuries that alewives will be able to swim upriver to China Lake, a milestone that Gov. Janet Mills and others celebrated this week.
Posted inEditorials, Election 2022, Opinion
Our View: Gov. Mills should stand up to Maine Republicans’ attacks on vulnerable students
Discriminating against LGBTQ Mainers is part of the party’s election strategy.