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Maine governor has granted 2 pardons to noncitizens
The state had received more than 80 petitions for executive clemency as of August, and Gov. Janet Mills had granted four pardons by the end of that month.
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Gov. Mills wants Maine carbon-neutral by 2045. What will that take?
For this richly forested state, it may not take much beyond previously announced greenhouse gas cuts.
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Gov. Mills launches Maine Climate Council with a call to action
Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy praises Maine’s effort, and notes, ‘Nothing innovative starts at the federal level.’
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Our View: Don’t lose sight of food stamp cuts
While the nation is engrossed in a historic impeachment inquiry, 1 million families are at risk of losing vital support.
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DHHS commissioner: Maine’s mental health system needs work – and it’s already begun
We are working to improve prevention, care delivery and crisis treatment. Meanwhile, our public psychiatric hospitals are making progress.
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Gov. Mills discusses climate change with European officials, U.S. governors
Maine’s governor meets with European climate leaders, Brazilian regional officials and other U.S. governors to discuss how states can help the nation meet Paris climate targets.
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Read Gov. Mills’ speech to the UN General Assembly
Maine’s governor commits the state to going carbon neutral by 2045.
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In address, Gov. Mills vows Maine will be carbon neutral by 2045, and challenges others
The only U.S. elected official to address the climate summit, Janet Mills announced an executive order aimed at making Maine’s economy carbon neutral.
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Watch: Gov. Mills addresses U.N. on Maine’s climate change plans
She will be Maine’s first sitting governor to speak before the international body’s General Assembly.