Maine’s incoming governor will participate in electing the next person to chair the Democratic Governors Association over the weekend.
janet mills
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Janet Mills joins group that aims to block Trump’s pick for acting attorney general
Maine’s attorney general and incoming governor says the appointment of Matthew Whitaker violates the law governing how a vacancy in the office should be filled.
advertisement
Posted inLocal & State, News
Energy priorities shift as a new administration takes hold
After eight years of what some call obstructionist policies, renewables advocates look forward to Janet Mills in the Blaine House.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, Local Elections, News, Politics
After extensive losses, Maine Republicans regrouping and strategizing
Still in postmortem mode over the midterms, when the party suffered defeats for governor, Congress and control of the Legislature, its leaders muse on how to win over voters in 2020.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
LePage says he may run against Mills in 4 years if she doesn’t expand Medicaid ‘sustainably’
A spokesman for the governor-elect insists it will be sustainable and says ‘the people of Maine have spoken.’
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
What Maine’s new government will mean to you
In 2019, Democratic control in Augusta will prompt a shift in how the state addresses its challenges. Here’s how.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Blue wave comes ashore in Maine
After Tuesday’s election results, the Maine Republican Party needs to do some serious soul-searching.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, News, Politics
Why so blue? Maine Democrats ‘were absolutely motivated’
Turnout emerged as a deciding factor for both parties in Maine as it shifted away from the status quo.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Gov.-elect Janet Mills announces transition team
Her campaign manager and the leader of the Democratic Party in Maine will lead the team helping her assemble her administration.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Pressure Governor-elect Mills to reconsider positions on tribal issues
A change at the Blaine House offers an opportunity for justice and healing in the state-tribes relationship.