Good day from Augusta. Gov. Janet Mills’ budget address to the Legislature on Monday highlighted a predictably opposite vision for Maine than the one held by former Gov. Paul LePage, who, from Florida, continues to rhetorically overshadow fellow Republicans.
Gov. Janet Mills’ first budget address on Monday was as much about fleshing out her two-year, $8 billion spending plan as it was about reinforcing a wider course change from the era of former Gov. Paul LePage.
Good morning from Augusta. Janet Mills transitioned in earnest from governor-elect to Maine governor with the Friday release of her $8 billion two-year budget proposal, which she will pitch to lawmakers in a budget address on Monday night at the State House.
Good morning from Augusta. A group run by the Maine operative who led President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign here is reportedly the subject of at least one investigation into fraudulent comments in favor of a 2017 move to abolish “net neutrality” rules.
Good day from Augusta. Gov. Janet Mills is expected to release her two-year budget proposal on Friday, when it’s due to the Maine Legislature. It will mark the earnest beginning of policymaking in the 2019 legislative session, which has been sleepy during the first month.
Good morning from Augusta. Gov. Janet Mills will roll out a long-previewed executive order on Wednesday that will represent her first targeted action against the state’s opioid crisis.
Democrats in the Maine Senate confirmed Michael Sauschuck as the state’s new public safety commissioner in a Tuesday party-line vote after his nomination became a flashpoint for gun-rights activists.
Good morning from Augusta. The New England Patriots are Super Bowl champions, but you probably knew that already. We’re on to the news.
Good morning from Augusta. Gov. Janet Mills has had no problem getting her Cabinet assembled so far in a Democratic-led Legislature, but one nominee will face a loud test from conservatives and gun-rights supporters at his confirmation hearing today.
Good morning from Augusta. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and a Democratic opponent to be named later are both sitting on healthy war chests going into a 2020 campaign that is shaping up to be potentially the most expensive political race in Maine history.
