All posts tagged "executive power"
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Though the state of emergency has expired, some of Mills’ pandemic-related executive orders remain in effect
Though Maine’s state of emergency expired on June 30, some changes to rules...
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States are moving to reform emergency executive power, but not Maine
On June 2, the Maine House of Representatives defeated eight bills aimed at...
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The dizzying pace of Governor Mills’ executive orders
Maine Gov. Janet Mills is on pace to exercise her executive authority almost...
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Mills’ abuse of power as governor predictable after conduct as attorney general
Janet Mills is notorious for her abuses of power and seeming disregard for...
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State legislatures should be reining in emergency powers
This month marks the one-year anniversary of when states and the federal government...
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Breaking down the bills to reform Maine’s emergency powers law
As many Mainers question the appropriateness of a year-long state of emergency, in...
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Biden’s orders continue the presidency’s slide toward elective monarchy
“Ease up on the executive actions, Joe,” The New York Times urged recently inaugurated President Biden....
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How to reform emergency executive power, in Maine and the nation
At the peak of state-ordered lockdowns in response to COVID-19, 316 million Americans across 42...
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Landlords sue Trump administration and CDC over executive order banning evictions
The Trump administration’s controversial nationwide eviction moratorium, issued through the Centers for Disease...
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Gideon and Jackson’s failure to define scope of work puts special session in jeopardy
Senate President Troy Jackson and Speaker of the House Sara Gideon began polling...
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New legislative proposal would curb emergency powers of Maine’s chief executive
In a press statement released late Monday afternoon, House Minority Leader Rep. Kathleen...
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For how long will Maine be under a civil state of emergency?
On March 15, Maine Governor Janet Mills declared a civil state of emergency enabling her...
