Outdoors groups applaud the nomination of Judy Camuso, who has led the department’s Wildlife Division since 2013.
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Paul LePage wants Janet Mills to keep suit against her alive after she takes office
The outgoing governor wants to contest a judge’s ruling that Janet Mills did not exceed her authority as attorney general when she joined a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration.
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Mills picks official from Attorney General’s Office to be Maine’s finance chief
The Democratic governor-elect says she will nominate Kirsten Figueroa as commissioner of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services.
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Mills decries federal judge’s ruling against Affordable Care Act
Maine’s governor-elect calls it a ‘backward, poorly-reasoned decision,’ but notes that Obamacare ‘is still the law of the land.’
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Mills names Mainer with White House experience to lead state’s ‘most important department’
The incoming governor says she will nominate Jeanne Lambrew, who grew up in Cape Elizabeth, to head the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Mills names the chief communicators for her new administration
Scott Ogden, spokesman for Janet Mills during her electoral campaign, will serve as communications director, and Lindsay Crete, former spokeswoman for Maine House Democrats, will be press secretary.
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LePage rejects request from Mills to halt awarding of state contracts
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has rejected a request from Gov.-elect Janet Mills that his administration not approve any new contracts with private vendors before she takes office Jan. 2. “It is inappropriate to request that ongoing work on behalf of the people of Maine be halted for more than three weeks and sit there […]
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As Janet Mills mulls Cabinet appointments, speculation swirls
AUGUSTA — Gov.-elect Janet Mills is considering elevating the governor’s energy office to a Cabinet-level position, re-establishing the State Planning Office and appointing an opioid epidemic “point person” as she moves to fill her Cabinet and key positions on her executive team. She also has promised to take a new approach to problems the state […]
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Janet Mills joins group that aims to block Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general
Attorney General Janet Mills is supporting a federal lawsuit in Maryland that seeks to block President Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker to serve as acting U.S. attorney general. Gov.-elect Mills, who will take over for outgoing Republican Gov. Paul LePage in January, is among a group of attorneys general for 14 states and the District […]
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Mills administration: Energy policy to change '180 degrees'
Efforts to expand natural gas capacity. Hopes of luring discounted Canadian electricity. Measures to stunt the growth of solar power and discourage wind farms on land and sea. These actions championed for eight years by Gov. Paul LePage and Republican allies will end Jan. 2, as a new Democratic governor and Legislature abruptly shift the […]