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PublishedAugust 11, 2021
State ends back-to-work bonus program after attracting just 400 workers
Any unemployed Mainer was eligible to receive a state-funded $1,500 payment if they took a job in June or July and kept it for at least eight weeks.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2021
Maine’s new broadband agency gearing up to manage flood of federal cash
The Maine Connectivity Authority will manage a historic investment of at least $250 million toward building universal high-speed internet service.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2021
After hospital outbreaks, Mills ‘seriously considering’ vaccination mandate for Maine health care workers
The Maine Hospital Association called for a mandate 6 weeks ago, and a spokeswoman for the governor said a decision is expected soon.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2021
Mills earns praise, criticism for pandemic response as re-election campaign looms
In an exclusive Blaine House interview, the governor talks about her decisions on COVID-19, vetoes she's issued and other topics as Maine gears up for 2022 gubernatorial race.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2021
State government savings reach historic level under Mills administration
Facing criticism from Republicans that she would drain the state's 'rainy day fund' and bankrupt state government, Gov. Janet Mills has grown the state's budget stabilization fund to nearly $500 million.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2021
Mills signs bill authorizing spending of $1 billion in federal rescue plan funds
But the measure falls short of the two-thirds majority needed to become law immediately, so it won't take effect until 90 days after the Legislature adjourns.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2021
House upholds Mills’ veto of bill to create consumer-owned utility
Supporters of the effort to force CMP and Versant to sell their assets to a consumer-owned utility have pledged to work to send the issue directly to voters next year.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2021
Voters will decide if Mainers have a constitutional right to food
The Legislature approved the proposal by a two-thirds margin, but some critics worry that embedding the language in the Maine Constitution could have unintended consequences.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2021
Gov. Mills hasn’t announced bid for re-election, but has raised $575,000
The Janet Mills for Governor campaign reports that 3,268 donors gave an average of $140 each in the first half of 2021.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2021
PAC spending on CMP power line referendum hits $15.2 million in 2021
A ballot question in November will ask voters if they want to prohibit the project. Proponents and opponents of the power line have spent more than $42 million since 2019 to influence the vote.
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