Change package proposal tackles immediate needs for community services while advancing long-term efforts to strengthen and improve Maine’s behavioral health system Governor Janet Mills announced today that she will propose an additional $19.7 million in …
March 16, 2022 Washington, D.C. — Governor Janet Mills and Maine’s Congressional Delegation announced that President Joe Biden approved a Major Disaster Declaration for the counties of Knox, Waldo, and York as a result of damages from flash and tributary …
According to the United States Census Bureau, the difference between median earnings for men and women in Maine who worked full-time, year-round in 2019 was $10,237. Governor Janet Mills has proclaimed (PDF) March 15, 2022 National Equal Pay Day in Maine, …
Governor’s funding proposal supports legislation from Senate President Jackson to save Veterans Homes Governor Janet Mills announced today that she will dedicate $3.5 million in her forthcoming change package to keep the Maine Veterans Homes in Caribou and …
Governor visits two Maine businesses to hear how economic recovery grants are helping them recover from the pandemic and support their operations and employees Gorham, MAINE – Governor Janet Mills today visited Sebago Brewing Company in Gorham and LaCasse …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
