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Maine Gov. Janet Mills to Give $411M From Surplus Back to the People
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is ready to deliver her first State of the State address to a live audience of lawmakers since the pandemic began.
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Maine Ending State of Emergency After 15 Months
Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Friday that the state of civil emergency that she declared at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic will expire at month’s end. The Democrat called the end of the emergency orders put in place 15 months ago “a welcome milestone” that demonstrates the state’s progress in getting people vaccinated and reducing the spread of...
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Lost on Top Secret Vietnam Mission, Fallen Soldiers Are Memorialized in Maine
Nearly 60 years ago, dozens of soldiers assembled for a top-secret mission to Vietnam, three years before President Lyndon Johnson officially sent U.S. combat troops to the country. They never made it. Their airplane disappeared between Guam and the Philippines, leaving behind no trace. Ever since, their families have been fighting to get answers about the mission from the Pentagon….
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Maine Says Infections Are Up Among Young People
Younger Mainers account for a growing number of COVID-19 infections in the state, raising concerns that they could fuel another spike. People in their 20s make up the highest percentage of new cases, about 18%, and those under 20 account for nearly 16%, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Together, those groups account for about a…
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Raise Your Mittens: Outdoor Learning Continues Into Winter at Some Hardy Schools
Cindy Soule’s fourth-graders in Maine’s largest city have studied pollination in a community garden. They solved an erosion problem that was damaging trees. They learned about bear scat.
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Young Lawmaker Would Be 1st Openly Gay Maine House Speaker
Maine House Democrats have selected a lawmaker to succeed House Speaker Sara Gideon who would be the youngest House speaker in the country serving currently and the first openly gay man to serve in the leadership position in Maine. Rep. Ryan Fecteau of Biddeford was nominated by fellow Democrats to serve as speaker. Since Democrats control the House, it’s...
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Collins Won't Say in Debate Who She'll Vote for in November
Democrat Sara Gideon sought to link Republican Sen. Susan Collins, of Maine, with President Donald Trump during their first debate Friday night, and she demanded several times that Collins say whether she’ll vote for him — a dare Collins wouldn’t take. Collins, who has said she didn’t vote for Trump four years ago, brushed off the question, saying voters...
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Shipyard, Union Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike in Maine
Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works and production workers reached a tentative agreement to end a strike that has stretched on for more than a month during a pandemic, officials announced Saturday. The proposal, which was unanimously endorsed by the union’s negotiating team, will be put forth to the 4,300 members of Machinists Local S6 later this month, said Jay Wadleigh,…
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Democrat Gideon Wins Primary, Will Face GOP Sen. Collins
Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon beat two other Democrats on Tuesday for the right to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in a race that’s critical to the battle for control of the Senate. Gideon, who’s raised a staggering $23 million in her Senate bid, turned back challenges by activist Betsy Sweet and attorney Bre Kidman. Gideon is poised...
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Trump Comments Raise Governor's Ire Ahead of Visit to Maine
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills urged Republican President Donald Trump to “check the rhetoric at the door” when he pays a visit Friday to a manufacturer of specialized swabs used in testing for the coronavirus. Mills criticized the president’s strident tone during a teleconference in which he accused governors of being “weak” and urged them to “dominate” towns and cities...
