Gov. Janet Mills Archives - Centralmaine.com

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Gov. Mills right to pause restaurant reopening

by The Editorial Board May 31, 2020May 30, 2020

In counties where the coronavirus is spreading, it makes sense to keep people safe.

Local & State

Mills directs Corrections Department to buy surplus restaurant food

by Ray Routhier May 30, 2020May 30, 2020

The announcement comes days after a decision to postpone the June 1 reopening of southern Maine restaurants drew complaints.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: Mills administration’s plan to reopen Maine relies on selective science

by Jacob Posik May 29, 2020May 29, 2020

The Legislature must be reconvened and the plan redrawn so that Mainers get a say in the state’s economic recovery.

Local & State, News, Politics

State finance commissioner to update lawmakers on pandemic’s impact

by Scott Thistle May 27, 2020May 29, 2020

The Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee wants to learn what the Mills administration plans to do with $1.25 billion in federal aid that has so far gone unspent.

Local & State, News

Maine mayors push Mills to share federal dollars with cities

by Scott Thistle May 23, 2020May 23, 2020

Mayors in some of the state’s largest cities are asking why Gov. Janet Mills’ administration has not produced a plan to share federal funds to help municipalities with pandemic-related expenses.

Local & State, News

Maine CDC reports 71 new coronavirus cases as outbreak hits Cape Elizabeth memory care home

by Kevin Miller May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

The additional cases and 2 deaths come at a time when the Mills administration is relaxing restrictions on businesses to begin reviving Maine’s economy.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Maine taking risk by not testing at prisons

by The Editorial Board May 22, 2020May 21, 2020

Prisons remain one of the most likely places to see an outbreak.

Business, Local & State, News

Maine fitness centers pumped to reopen as soon as order is lifted

by Glenn Jordan May 21, 2020May 22, 2020

Planet Fitness, Maine’s largest fitness center chain, is among the gyms and fitness clubs that say they have the proper protocols and procedures while they wait to hear from the Mills administration when they can reopen.