Sate of Maine Office of Governor Press Releases

• Published on March 8, 2022 - 22:38 GMT

  

  Governor Mills Applauds Legislative Committee for Unanimous Support of Bill to Raise Wages for Child Care Workers

  March 8, 2022 Governor Janet Mills today applauded the Legislature’s Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business (IDEA) for unanimously supporting a bill sponsored by Speaker Ryan Fecteau to raise the wages of Maine’s child care …

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• Published on March 8, 2022 - 18:50 GMT

  

  Governor Mills Statement Honoring International Women’s Day

  March 8, 2022 Governor Janet Mills, Maine’s first woman Governor, issued the following statement in honor of International Women’s Day: “The barriers and roadblocks I have encountered in my life as a woman are those faced by hundreds of thousands of women …

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• Published on March 8, 2022 - 15:22 GMT

  

  Governor Mills Announces $6 Million in Maine Jobs & Recovery Grants to Support Maine’s Forest Industry

  More than 80 percent of awards from Maine Technology Institute will support the economic recovery of small, rural forestry companies Governor Janet Mills announced today that 224 Maine forestry companies, the vast majority of them with ten employees or …

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• Published on March 8, 2022 - 15:22 GMT

  

  Governor Mills Applauds Organic Valley’s Commitment to Save Maine Dairy Farms Dropped by Horizon Organic Last Year

  Governor Janet Mills and Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) Commissioner Amanda Beal issued the following statements applauding an announcement from Organic Valley this morning that the company will offer small Northeast organic …

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• Published on March 7, 2022 - 19:56 GMT

  

  Mills Administration Announces Next Call for Proposals for Land for Maine's Future Program

  Requests focus on preserving working farmlands and working forests The Mills Administration today announced two calls for proposals through the Lands for Maine's Future Program (LMF). The requests are for working farmland and working forest proposals …

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• Published on March 7, 2022 - 15:46 GMT

  

  Governor Mills Nominates Judge Rick Lawrence to Maine Supreme Judicial Court

  If confirmed, Judge Lawrence would be the first black justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court Governor Janet Mills today nominated veteran District Court Judge Rick E. Lawrence to serve as an Associate Justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. If …

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• Published on March 5, 2022 - 23:26 GMT

  

  During Visit to Aroostook County, Governor Mills Presents Fort Kent Business with Maine Jobs & Recovery Grant Award; Tours Presque ...

  Aroostook County, MAINE — After joining Maine people in watching the Can-Am International Sled Dog Race, Governor Janet Mills personally presented a Fort Kent business owner with a Maine Jobs and Recovery Grant Award today and visited a Presque Isle …

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• Published on March 3, 2022 - 23:21 GMT

  

  Governor Mills and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Announce $375,000 Grants Through Working Communities Challenge to Strengthen ...

  March 3, 2022 Governor Janet Mills and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston announced today that six Maine Working Communities Challenge teams have been selected to receive three-year, $375,000 grants to begin implementing proposals that address local …

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• Published on March 3, 2022 - 17:51 GMT

  

  Governor Mills Announces $5 Million in Maine Jobs & Recovery Grants to Support Small Businesses

  Grants of up to $50,000 awarded by Maine Department of Economic and Community development will help small businesses with pandemic-related expenses Governor Janet Mills announced today that her Administration has awarded $5 million in grants to more than …

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• Published on March 1, 2022 - 23:13 GMT

  

  Biden Admin. Extends FEMA Housing Cost Share Following Push from Maine Delegation, Gov. Mills

  March 1, 2022 Federal cost share measures amid the ongoing COVID-19 emergency that were set to expire on April 1, 2022, have been extended to July 1, 2022 WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representative Chellie Pingree, and …

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• Published on March 1, 2022 - 19:11 GMT

  

  Revenue Forecasting Committee Projects Additional $411.6 Million in Revenue for Current Biennium; Warns of Significant Long-Term ...

  Following its meeting today, Maine’s nonpartisan Revenue Forecasting Committee (RFC) is expected to upgrade the State’s General Fund revenue forecast by approximately $411.6 million for the current biennium, which ends June 2023. At the same time, RFC also …

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• Published on February 28, 2022 - 23:32 GMT

  

  Governor Mills Signs Proclamation Declaring Solidarity with Ukraine 

  February 28, 2022 Governor asks Maine people to join in expressing support for Ukraine and calls on State Liquor and Lottery Commission to delist Russia-made spirits  Governor Janet Mills today signed a proclamation (PDF) declaring Maine’s Solidarity with …

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• Published on February 26, 2022 - 06:41 GMT

  

  Governor Mills’ Statement on New U.S. CDC Guidance

  February 25, 2022 Governor Janet Mills released the following statement today on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated masking guidance: “Maine has experienced a significant and welcome decline in hospitalizations over the last …

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• Published on February 25, 2022 - 23:01 GMT

  

  Governor Mills Thanks Maine National Guard As Hospital Deployments End Today

  February 25, 2022 Augusta, MAINE – Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement today expressing her deep gratitude to members of the Maine National Guard whose deployments to Maine hospitals are scheduled to end today. “On behalf of the people of …

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• Published on February 25, 2022 - 19:19 GMT

  

  Governor Mills Statement on Planned Closure of Maine Veterans’ Homes in Caribou and Machias

  February 25, 2022 Augusta, MAINE – Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement today on the planned closure of the Maine Veterans’ Homes in Caribou and Machias: “I am deeply concerned about the planned closures of the Veterans’ Homes in Caribou and …

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• Published on February 25, 2022 - 15:46 GMT

  

  State Offices Closed Today, Friday, February 25, 2022

  February 25, 2022 Augusta, MAINE — Due to worsening winter weather conditions impacting much of the state, Governor Janet Mills has directed all State of Maine offices to close today, Friday, February 25, 2022. “With the storm worsening, I am closing State …

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• Published on February 24, 2022 - 22:03 GMT

  

  State Offices Opening at 11 AM Tomorrow, Friday, February 25, 2022

  February 24, 2022 Augusta, MAINE — Due to a forecasted winter storm expected to impact much of the state, Governor Janet Mills has directed all State of Maine offices to open on a delayed schedule for tomorrow, Friday, February 25, 2022, at 11:00 AM. …

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• Published on February 18, 2022 - 22:56 GMT

  

  Maine Delegation, Governor Mills Urge Biden Administration to Extend FEMA Cost Share Measures

  PORTLAND, MAINE — Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representative Chellie Pingree, and Maine Governor Janet Mills are urging the Biden Administration to extend federal cost share measures amid the ongoing COVID-19 emergency, which are set to expire …

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• Published on February 18, 2022 - 19:19 GMT

  

  Governor Mills Signs Bills Into Law

  Governor Janet Mills 1 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 207-287-3531

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• Published on February 17, 2022 - 22:04 GMT

  

  Mills Administration, Public Advocate Applaud PUC Approval of Utility Bill Credit to 90,000 Low-Income Maine Households

  February 17, 2022 $8 million program approved today will give deliver a one-time $90 credit to low-income Maine households to help with increased electricity rates The Mills Administration and the Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) today applauded the …

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