All posts tagged "governor janet mills"
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Adding insult to injury: Governor Mills and the PPP
The Paycheck Protection Program, part of the federal CARES Act passed last year,...
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After closing Maine businesses, Mills wants them to pay state taxes on their PPP loans
Governor Janet Mills wants to balance her bloated budget on the backs of...
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Maine’s food stamp error blues
As I dig deeper into the recent supplemental and biennial budget proposals from...
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Governor Mills’ budget sleight of hand
Maine Governor Janet Mills released the details of her second proposed biennial budget last Friday...
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Maine to prioritize vulnerable populations in vaccine rollout
Since the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug...
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Lawmakers submit more than a dozen bill requests to reform emergency executive power
After nearly a year with one person unilaterally dictating public policy in Maine,...
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Gov. Mills keeps Maine out of regional gas tax scheme, at least for now
Last week, the Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI) released its final Memorandum of Understanding...
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Maine’s climate action plan heavy on spending, light on specifics
Earlier this month, the Maine Climate Council released its four-year plan titled, “Maine...
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Maine not out of the woods despite rosier revenue projections
Though Maine’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly taken a toll on...
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AG Frey warns Mainers about enforcement of Gov. Mills’ unscientific mask mandate
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey used his bully pulpit this week to remind...
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Iconic Maine businesses couldn’t survive the pandemic shutdown and restrictions
A number of iconic Maine businesses have closed this year due to the...
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Mainers react to Gov. Mills’ mandated business curfew
Gov. Janet Mills announced on Thursday new, last-minute restrictions on businesses to limit...
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Gov. Mills suggests Mainers call the cops on violators of coronavirus mandates
Last week, Governor Janet Mills joined Maine Public to shed crocodile tears for...
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Governor Mills’ coronavirus narrative is crumbling
Governor Janet Mills’ latest batch of doomsday rhetoric is an admission that her...
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Mainers acknowledge lack of science behind Mills’ new mask mandate
When Gov. Janet Mills updated her mask mandate last week to require Mainers...
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Wearing a mask alone in public defies science
Science, science science. It’s all about the science. Is it really, though? From...
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Gov. Mills stokes fear while doubling down on economic restrictions
Last Friday, Lindsey Crete, spokesperson for Governor Janet Mills, hinted to the Maine...
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What Governor Mills can learn from South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem
Maine Gov. Janet Mills joined Maine CDC director Dr. Nirav Shah on Wednesday...
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Maine finally sends support to small businesses months after their forced closure
Better late than never, I suppose. Maine finally began disbursing grants to struggling...
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Maine artists continue to struggle under Gov. Mills’ economic restrictions
Our relationship with the arts has been severely and permanently altered this year....
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Governor Mills among the most fiscally irresponsible governors in America
Last week, the Cato Institute released the newest edition of its Fiscal Policy...
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Mills’ curtailment order balances the budget for now, but tough choices remain in the future
Last week, Governor Janet Mills issued a “curtailment order,” a tool Maine governors...
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BDN Editorial Board tells Mainers to pay up for Gov. Mills’ mistakes
The BDN editorial board’s recent commentary on the state budget shortfall reminds us...
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Shutdown Stories: Aquaboggan
Aquaboggan in Saco was forced to close in late August after receiving a...
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Mills administration and MPA conclude football, volleyball cannot be played this fall
Bowing to pressure from the Mills administration, the Maine Principals’ Association announced Thursday...
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Governor Mills moves the goalposts on high school sports
After telling the public that the Maine Principals’ Association (MPA) would have the...
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Governor’s arbitrary decisions will haunt Maine for years to come
We are quickly approaching Labor Day and the end to the summer season...
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Gov. Mills’ business relief package too little, too late for many small businesses
Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Thursday the creation of a new small business...
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Coronavirus found in Brazil sewage samples months before first cases reported
Researchers studying sewage samples from southern Brazil found remnants of the novel coronavirus,...
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Reisman: Midsummer Nightmare
August rolled in and although the garden looks good, I cannot say the...
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The effects of Maine’s economic, societal shutdown from COVID-19
Maine Policy Institute today released a new report that sheds light on the...
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Economic Recovery Committee urges Gov. Mills to spend $1.1 billion to revive Maine’s economy
Last week, Governor Janet Mills’ Economic Recovery Committee released recommendations urging the administration...
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Maine DOE’s school reopening guidance presents major challenges for working families
On Friday, Governor Janet Mills released guidelines for schools as they consider whether...
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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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Survey shows Maine parents and students hope for in-person return to school this Fall
A survey conducted by Rep. Justin Fecteau and Rep. Heidi Sampson indicates that...
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Coronavirus, Governor Mills, and the Constitution
Governors and bureaucrats are picking and choosing which parts of the Constitution they...
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What Maine residents should expect on Election Day
On Monday, June 15, Governor Mills’ office released guidelines for town meetings and...
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Maine must open now
Our Governor assumed full control of our state economy in the face of the coronavirus. The Governor’s stated...
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Governor Mills delays indoor service for bars across the state
On Monday, Governor Janet Mills announced that she will not allow bars to...
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Shutdown Stories: Maine Indoor Karting
In November 2003, Maine Indoor Karting (MIK) opened its doors, becoming the first...
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Governor Mills accelerates business reopenings across the state
On Monday, Governor Janet Mills announced that restaurants in Androscoggin, Cumberland, and York...
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Leisure and hospitality sector suffering most among struggling Maine industries
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the website MoneyGeek has been analyzing unemployment...
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Auburn, Windham pass resolutions supporting the reopening of local businesses
On Thursday, June 11, the Windham Town Council voted 5-2 to pass a...
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Pressure mounts on Speaker Gideon, President Jackson to reconvene the Maine Legislature
The Maine Legislature may soon reconvene three months after lawmakers adjourned the 2020...
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Hotelier criticizes Governor Mills’ testing alternative
Mark Walsh, Vice President of Ocean Properties, criticized Governor Janet Mills’ and her...
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Freeport restaurant owner gets license suspended after opening for indoor dining
Dominic Petrillo, owner of Petrillo’s restaurant in Freeport, got his license temporarily suspended...
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Gov. Mills’ alternative to quarantine requirement criticized by tourism and hospitality groups
On Monday, Governor Janet Mills announced an alternative to the 14 day quarantine...
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Hotels in Maine urge Governor Mills to lift 14-day quarantine for out-of-staters
More than 30 hotels in Maine are asking Governor Janet Mills to remove...
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Governor Mills denies Democrats’ request for a COVID-19 response task force
On Friday, Governor Janet Mills released her response to requests from Speaker of...
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Gorham approves resolution to make town open for business
The Gorham town council voted 6-1 Tuesday evening to pass a resolution calling...
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Maine Senate Republicans ask the presiding officers to convene the Legislative Council
The leaders of the minority Republicans in the Maine Senate on Wednesday sent...
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Maine Brewers Guild urges Gov. Mills to relax reopening rules
On Tuesday, Scott Sullivan, head of the Maine Brewers Guild, a nonprofit trade...
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The governor is shifting COVID-19 costs to counties
On May 15, Governor Mills issued an executive order delegating authority to the Commissioner of...
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The governor shouldn’t be acting alone
Maine citizens are becoming increasingly divided. It didn’t have to be this way....
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Tourism and hospitality groups urge Gov. Mills to nix quarantine restriction, reopen Maine’s economy
Seven groups representing different facets of Maine’s tourism and hospitality industry sent an...
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Gov. Mills announces changes to her plan to reopen Maine
Governor Janet Mills announced changes to her plan to reopen Maine’s economy Friday...
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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...
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Governor Mills signals changes are coming to her plan to reopen Maine’s economy
Governor Janet Mills alluded to forthcoming changes to her plan to reopen Maine’s...
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The Legislature must reconvene to rein in the governor’s emergency powers
On Saturday evening, the Republican leaders in the House and Senate, with the...
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Governor Mills’ ‘solution’ is worse than the problem
Like most Mainers, I deferred to the scientists and health experts when the...
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There’s no justification for centralized and dictatorial government
I’m not a doctor but I played one in real life. I served...
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Gov. Mills’ multi-phase ‘recovery’ plan is a blueprint for a prolonged economic depression
Governor Mills unveiled her multi-phase plan for slowly reopening the Maine economy on...
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Auburn mayor Jason Levesque asks Gov. Mills to lift statewide stay at home order
Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque sent Maine Governor Janet Mills a letter Tuesday requesting...
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A plan for reopening Maine’s economy
Maine Policy Institute on Monday sent to Governor Janet Mills a list of...
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Frivolous spending leaves Maine ill-equipped to weather economic slowdown
Unnecessary spending in Governor Janet Mills’ biennial budget, approved by Maine lawmakers in...
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Open letter to Gov. Mills: It’s time to reopen Maine
Dear Governor Mills, Many Mainers are facing desperate times. I would like to...
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Governor Mills issues order to stop evictions, foreclosures during coronavirus shutdown
Maine Governor Janet Mills signed an executive order Thursday that effectively prevents the...
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Four new deaths, 770 confirmed cases of coronavirus statewide
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting Wednesday an additional...
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Governor Mills extends Maine’s civil emergency order to May 15
Governor Janet Mills announced Tuesday she signed a proclamation extending until May 15...
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One new coronavirus death reported in Maine as number of confirmed cases grows to 586
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 586 confirmed cases...
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Gov. Mills announces plan to open two alternative care sites, floats postponement of June primary election
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Maine grew by 20 overnight to...
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Governor Mills issues statewide ‘stay at home’ order
Governor Janet Mills issued a stay at home order for the State of...
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‘Uncertainty may be the new norm’ in Maine as confirmed cases of coronavirus jumps to 303
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Maine has jumped to 303...
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Maine vehicle inspection expirations extended for the duration of state of emergency
Governor Janet Mills issued an executive order last week that indefinitely extends expiration...
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Governor Mills takes emergency action on medical licensing, telehealth
Governor Janet Mills issued an executive order today that eases occupational licensing rules...
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Gov. Mills issues new mandate for nonessential businesses to close for two weeks
Maine Governor Janet Mills and Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center...
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Letter offers recommendations to assist Governor Mills in Maine’s COVID-19 response efforts
Maine Policy Institute sent a letter to Governor Janet Mills today thanking her...
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Maine Legislature acts on COVID-19, gives Gov. Mills broad authority to respond
The Maine Legislature adjourned Tuesday evening after a marathon session where the body...
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Maine Legislature to adjourn Tuesday due to coronavirus
The Maine Legislature will prematurely adjourn Tuesday in response to the coronavirus, Maine’s...
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Focus shifts to Governor Mills on TCI gas tax
The pressure is on Janet Mills as the public comment period on the...
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Campaign launched to repeal ranked-choice voting for presidential elections
On Tuesday, February 4, the Maine Republican Party announced they are launching a...
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After massive spending increase in biennial budget, Governor Mills wants more
Governor Janet Mills released a supplemental budget proposal Monday that calls for $127...
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Lawmakers to consider ending waiting lists for disabled Mainers
Lawmakers on Maine’s Health and Human Services Committee will hold a public hearing...
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Gov. Mills attempts to appease critics, stretches the truth in first State of the State address
Maine Gov. Janet Mills delivered her first State of the State address Tuesday...
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Understanding Governor Mills’ 10-year economic plan
Governor Janet Mills earlier this month released her 10-Year Economic Development Strategy for the state,...
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Governor Mills finally resolves inauguration debt and receives $2,000 fine
On Wednesday, the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices fined Governor Janet...
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TCI policy design would punish Mainers with new gas tax
The Transportation and Climate Initiative on Tuesday released a draft Memorandum of Understanding...
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Occupational licensing reform shouldn’t be a partisan issue
This piece was first published in the Sun Journal. “We will develop a...
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Maine must fund waitlists for people with intellectual disabilities
On October 8, 2019, the Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS) released...
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Like others that preceded it, Governor Mills’ economic plan will be a bust
Governor Mills on Wednesday released her 10-year economic development plan for Maine, the...
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How to fix Maine’s transportation funding shortfall
In June, Gov. Janet Mills signed LD 945, a resolve that created the Blue...
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New clean energy initiative could increase gas and diesel prices for Maine consumers
In June 2010, under Governor John Baldacci, eleven states and the District of...
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Governor Mills lets RCV for presidential elections become law without her signature
Maine Governor Janet Mills decided Friday to let LD 1083, “An Act To...
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Friday is the deadline for Governor Mills’ decision on LD 1083
Governor Janet Mills has until the end of the day Friday to decide...
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What does a state-based health insurance exchange mean for Maine?
Last week, Governor Janet Mills announced that Maine will pursue a state-based health...
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Will Governor Mills sign or veto bill that expands RCV to presidential elections?
The Maine Legislature reconvened on Monday to consider four bond proposals that failed...
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Lawmakers reject 3 of 4 bonds, approve RCV for presidential elections during special session
Lawmakers returned to Augusta on Monday to debate several bonds proposed by Governor...
