All posts tagged "state of emergency"
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Portland City Council votes to end local emergency order, institute mask mandate
The Portland City Council voted to repeal the city’s declaration of emergency and...
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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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NH budget brings school choice, emergency power reform in stark contrast to Maine
The Granite State passed a new budget last week that should have people...
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House Democrats kill bipartisan COVID-19 review commission
Policymakers have, yet again, committed an act that is sorely ironic: they have...
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Fifteen months later, Maine is finally terminating its state of emergency
On June 11, Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced she was renewing the state...
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Maine schools to be freed of pandemic mandates starting July 1
On June 9, the Maine Department of Education (DOE) updated its PreK-12 and...
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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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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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Democrats oppose emergency power reform bills along party line votes
Governor Janet Mills’ reign over Maine people doesn’t appear to be ending anytime...
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Governor Mills thinks her emergency power should be even more expansive
On Wednesday afternoon, Maine’s Health and Human Services Committee will hold a public...
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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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Potential budget deal reached in Senate, House rejects terminating Mills’ state of emergency
The Maine Legislature convened in person on Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center...
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Lawmakers convening Wednesday to debate supplemental budget, state of emergency
Maine lawmakers will convene in-person in Augusta this week for the first time...
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Time to pull back on emergency powers for governors
Last Friday, Democratic state senator John Mannion of New York called for an end to...
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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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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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Michigan Supreme Court rules governor’s emergency extension unconstitutional
Late last week, the Michigan Supreme Court in a 4-3 vote ruled that...
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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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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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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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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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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...
