‘We don’t want to have a reputation as being a state that doesn’t respect itself,’ Janet Mills says during a Thursday morning show on WGAN.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: No high political drama, but plenty of change for Maine
Janet Mills, the state’s first woman governor, will have majorities in the Legislature to combat gridlock.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Farmington residents greet Mills in her hometown
The governor-elect arrived to find more than 100 people waiting to celebrate her Tuesday election victory.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Mills says she’ll implement Medicaid expansion as soon as she’s governor
The governor-elect appeared at a court hearing Wednesday in a lawsuit that expansion advocates brought against Gov. LePage.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Fresh off historic victory, Mills says Medicaid expansion and opioid crisis will be priorities
The Democrat says she will expand Medicaid as soon as possible after she takes office in January and becomes the first woman to serve as governor in Maine’s 198-year history.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, Politics
Janet Mills becomes first woman elected Maine governor
The Democratic attorney general made history with help from a strong turnout in traditionally Democratic towns, especially in southern Maine.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Maine needs skilled leader like Janet Mills, former candidate Alan Caron says
Of the three people remaining in this race, she’s the only one who has the experience, intelligence and toughness to do the job of governor, the independent says.
Posted inElection 2018, Elections, Local & State, Politics
Debate gets tense as candidates for governor scrap over claims in campaign ads
In their final debate, the three remaining candidates call out attack ads run in the days leading up to next week’s vote.
Posted inElection 2018, Elections, Local & State, Politics
New poll shows Mills 8 points ahead of Moody with race for governor heading into the homestretch
The survey by Emerson College also suggests a dead heat in Maine’s 2nd District contest between Rep. Bruce Poliquin and Jared Golden.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Janet Mills prepared to fight labor crisis, revitalize government
Mills will mobilize political, business and community partners to work with all levels of government.