The governor-elect appeared at a court hearing Wednesday in a lawsuit that expansion advocates brought against Gov. LePage.
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Fresh off historic victory, Mills says Medicaid expansion and opioid crisis will be priorities
The Democrat says she will expand Medicaid as soon as possible after she takes office in January and becomes the first woman to serve as governor in Maine’s 198-year history.
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Janet Mills becomes first woman elected Maine governor
The Democratic attorney general made history with help from a strong turnout in traditionally Democratic towns, especially in southern Maine.
Posted inElection 2018, Elections, Local & State, Politics
Debate gets tense as candidates for governor scrap over claims in campaign ads
In their final debate, the three remaining candidates call out attack ads run in the days leading up to next week’s vote.
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New poll shows Mills 8 points ahead of Moody with race for governor heading into the homestretch
The survey by Emerson College also suggests a dead heat in Maine’s 2nd District contest between Rep. Bruce Poliquin and Jared Golden.
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At Bangor debate, Caron gives no hint if he’ll stay in governor’s race
The independent from Freeport, who is under pressure to drop out, says he’ll make an announcement in a few days.
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On education, Maine governor candidates agree: Much needs fixing
But their solutions – for teacher wages, staffing shortages, skyrocketing costs and institutional reforms – are varied.
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‘No decision’ yet by Alan Caron on whether to exit governor’s race
Polling in the single digits, the independent candidate is under rising pressure to honor a pledge he made in March to withdraw if victory became unlikely.
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With election looming, candidates for governor debate transmission line, non-citizen voting rights
All four expressed concern about Central Maine Power Co.’s plan to run a 145-mile power line through the mountains of western Maine.
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LePage to appeal court ruling in dispute over Mills’ authority
The Republican governor wants the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to overturn a Superior Court judge’s decision that the Democratic attorney general did not exceed her authority when she joined a California lawsuit over Trump immigration policies.