In a recent report, the agency described 2 dozen locations where it considered building a wind port and said Sears Island would be the least costly.
Gov. Janet Mills
How much money has been spent subsidizing heat pumps in Maine?
Over $135 million, and more is on the way. Gov. Janet Mills says the incentives are reducing the state’s reliance on heating oil.
Gov. Mills responds to Trump call where he reportedly mixed up her gender
Republican candidate Donald Trump was trying to energize voters Monday, the first day of early voting in Maine.
Mills creates committee to study Maine’s school construction funding
The 13-member commission’s study will be the first such review since 1998. ‘It’s time for a new look at how Maine pays for school construction,’ the governor says.
Community members ‘get ready to vote’ at concert event in Farmington
UMF hosted a “Get Ready to Vote” concert event where folks could register to vote and hear local live music.
Maine sending emergency response teams to North Carolina for Helene recovery
The teams from Maine Emergency Management Agency and the Maine Forest Service will depart for North Carolina on Thursday and Friday, the governor’s office said.
‘We’re suffering here’: Maine families of children with disabilities wait for help
The Department of Justice this month sued the Mills administration over the state’s services for disabled children. Families hope the legal action is a catalyst for change.
Maine legislative committee backs Gov. Mills’ nominee for health commissioner
The Health and Human Services Committee votes 10-2 in favor of Sara Gagné-Holmes’ nomination, which now goes to the full Senate.
$3.8 million in Maine conservation projects will protect more than 3,500 acres of land, waterfront
The funding from the Land for Maine’s Future Program will help protect working waterfronts, critical habitat for wildlife and land that can be used for recreation.
Advocates urge Mills administration to quickly resolve federal lawsuit over care for disabled children
A spokesperson said Gov. Janet Mills is ‘actively engaged’ in lawsuit negotiations, but a key state senator called for the governor to get ‘personally involved’ in finding solutions.