Mills criticized over prescription drug taxing plan
Gov. Janet Mills' proposal to set a new tax on prescription drugs is drawing widespread criticism from the industry, which ...
Antiques, a gym, a cafe: historic textile mills rise again
Cullingworth Mills was a sorry sight. Following a major fire, much of the complex – which dates back to the 19th century - ...
Budget committee strips down governor’s change package in late-night votes
Returning on microphone after midnight on Wednesday morning, the Legislature’s budget committee voted to remove dozens of ...
Advocates call for higher taxes on the rich and corporations to balance Maine's budget
Maine labor leaders and progressive advocates on Monday urged lawmakers to increase income taxes on wealthier residents and corporations to avoid the cuts proposed in the governor's budget. Lawmakers ...
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Rooks: In Maine, voter ID and red flag laws are headed to the ballot for voters to decide
It appears Maine voters will decide two initiated referendum questions this year concerning voting and firearms safety ...
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Opinion: Actually, Governor Mills, you’re wrong. We do need a red flag law.
Tuesday night in her “State of the Budget” address, Gov. Janet Mills made a point of saying that she’s opposing the effort to ...
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Advocates warn proposed stipend cuts for child care workers will harm industry
The progressive leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates that the $30 million cut proposed by governor Janet Mills ...
In budget address, Gov. Mills takes swipe at gun safety citizen initiative
During the State of the Budget address in Augusta on Tuesday night, Gov. Janet Mills took the opportunity to defend Maine’s ...
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills critiques prospective red flag referendum during budget address
Mills authored the state's novel "yellow flag" law with a prominent gun rights group. She says a red flag proposal that would ...
Gov. Mills uses budget address to call for compromise by lawmakers in both parties
The governor also came out against a citizen referendum for a red flag law and challenged a commission that oversees legal ...
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Maine cities, nonprofits ask lawmakers to reject proposed limit on housing assistance
Janet Mills’ $94 million supplemental budget plan ... Antonio Tera, a student at the University of Southern Maine whose family came to Maine from Angola as asylum seekers while he was growing ...
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Nonprofit agencies say Mills administration’s cutbacks jeopardize health services
Janet Mills’ two-year budget proposal, which would potentially mean pay freezes and further cuts to services for disabled people through at least 2027. The issue is expected to come up at the ...