The governor is expected to sign L.D. 2101 to strengthen shoreland zoning enforcement — inspired by a series of violations at a property in Raymond owned by an Auburn businessman.
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Mills, Collins cut ribbon at new Farmington child care education center
FARMINGTON — Gov. Janet Mills and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins helped cut the ribbon Wednesday to formally open the new Sweatt-Winter Child Care and Early Education Center at the University of Maine at Farmington. Joining them were UMF President Joseph McDonnell, Co-Provost and Dean Katherine Yardley and University of Maine System Vice Chancellor for Strategic […]
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New affordable rental housing coming to Waterville and Hallowell as Maine makes strides to ease housing shortage
Gov. Janet Mills joined local officials Tuesday at a housing summit hosted by the Greater Portland Council of Governments focused on finding solutions to build more housing to ease the market and improve the workforce shortage.
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Mills makes formal requests for federal disaster relief from January storms
The state estimates that the storms caused $70.3 million in damage to roads, piers and other public infrastructure.
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State urges Winthrop, other school districts to take electric buses off the road due to defects
Winthrop, Vinalhaven and Yarmouth reported problems last fall with electric school buses, and the Maine Department of Education is advising all Lion Electric Co. buses be parked until further inspections are done.
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Maine’s yellow flag law has been invoked nearly once a day since Lewiston mass shooting
Before the tragic events of Oct. 25, the process to take guns away from those who pose a threat had been used infrequently. Some say reforms could make the law stronger.
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Gov. Mills appoints former judge to oversee request to remove Oxford County sheriff
Following a public hearing, the governor will make her decision and the hearing officer’s report will become a public document.
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Gov. Mills: ‘Please take advantage of help’ from FEMA storm recovery centers
Touring the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Skowhegan, one of five slated to open in Maine, Gov. Janet Mills urged residents to seek help in recouping losses from the powerful December storm that brought widespread power outages and flooding to Maine.
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Storm-battered Maine communities look to state funding to prepare for warmer, wetter future
Gov. Janet Mills wants to invest $50 million into a fund that is already helping communities across the state prepare for more storms fueled by climate change.
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Biden declares December storm a disaster in Maine, green-lighting repairs in 10 counties
The formal disaster declaration is expected to open up federal disaster relief funding in Maine counties hit hard by the storm.