Mills Administration Responds to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report
Governor Janet Mills and members of her administration released the following statements in response to the Sixth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): “The message of this report could not be clearer: For the sake of our future,...
Mills Administration Awards $25 Million in Coronavirus Relief Support to Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities
The Mills Administration announced that it is awarding $25 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds to 14 hospitals and 96 long-term care facilities to help health care organizations recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The awards, which are being allocated by the Maine...
Secretary Bellows announces question order for November referendum ballot
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced the order of the three questions on the November 2, 2021 Referendum Election. The order of the questions was determined according to Maine statute http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/21-a/title21-Asec906.html ....
Commission Will Study How To Implement Maine’s New Paid Family Leave Policy
A Legislative Commission in Maine is going to study ways to implement a paid family medical leave policy for the state. Governor Janet Mills signed a bill about the proposal into law in July. The proposal, from Democratic Senator Mattie Daughtry, called for a...
Redistricting in Maine
The latest population figures released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau could push more than 20,000 Maine residents into the more northern and rural of the state's two congressional districts. After a long delay, the census released granular population data last...
Maine Legislature Say CMP Corridor Lease Unconstitutional
In one of its final votes of the session, the Legislature approved a joint order asserting that a lease negotiated between the state and Central Maine Power for the utility's transmission corridor should have been approved by a vote by state lawmakers. While...
Maine’s supreme court extends deadline for Legislature to redraw voting districts
Maine’s highest court has extended the deadline for a special commission and the state’s Legislature to redraw legislative and congressional districts because of pandemic-related delays in the U.S. Census process last year. Under Maine’s Constitution, a special...
Governor Mills Swears In Maine Connectivity Authority Board Members
Governor Janet Mills swore in the Board of Directors for the Maine Connectivity Authority this week, a new State entity charged with achieving universal availability of high-speed broadband in Maine. The Board of Directors is charged with governing the Authority and...
Maine requires PFAS to be phased out by 2030
A bill requiring manufacturers to report their use of a class of toxic chemicals and phase them out by 2030 is now the law in Maine. The law that took effect this week was one of several legislative proposals to address contamination by PFAS, short for perfluoroalkyl...
Maine Turnpike Authority announces plans for Fall 2021 toll adjustment
The Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) is preparing for a toll adjustment in 2021 to offset losses to revenue caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, to complete important capacity projects, and to preserve the MTA bond rating. MTA will hold Public Meetings in early August to...