Lawmakers allocated $257,000 for the Emergency Housing Matching Grant Program.
Gov. Janet Mills
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine helps lead national push for more heat pumps
A coalition of 25 governors and the Biden administration announced a pledge Thursday to quadruple the number of heat pumps in U.S. homes by 2030.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Hurricane watch issued for Down East Maine as Lee spins northward
The storm is expected to weaken in intensity but grow in size as it travels north, and it could make a direct hit in Maine this weekend.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Mills administration seeks mediator to resolve contract dispute with state workers
The Mills administration says the executive branch of state government and its larger labor union remain ‘hundreds of millions of dollars apart’ after months of negotiations.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Even as new Maine law expands abortion access, providers worry about court rulings in other states
Maine could face significant restrictions on abortion access if a recent Texas appeals court decision is upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Maine needs to keep citizen initiatives in check
Let’s not stand by while our elected officials are rendered irrelevant.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Food banks join effort to end hunger in state by 2030
The Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future has convened a committee of 40 permanent members who will work together to implement Maine’s ‘Roadmap to End Hunger by 2030.’
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Maine’s budget surplus provides $65 million for affordable housing
The state closed the 2023 fiscal year with a $141 million surplus, which is being used to fill Maine’s ‘rainy day’ fund and build more affordable housing.
Posted inLocal & State
Mills seeks $9 million in federal aid for June rainstorm damage
Gov. Janet Mills asked President Biden to declare separate June rainstorms in Oxford and Franklin counties major disasters so the state can receive federal funding to repair roads, bridges and culverts.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: With Maine governor’s veto, farmworkers were again denied their basic economic rights
We’re concerned that the stakeholders group Mills has set up won’t give farmworkers the state minimum wage and protection from excess overtime they deserve.