Janet Mills

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills on Friday signed into law a suite of gun safety legislation approved by lawmakers after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, expanding background checks for private sales of weapons, bolstering the state’s “yellow flag” law, criminalizing the transfer of guns to prohibited people and expanding mental health crisis care. The governor told lawmakers during...

Two disaster recovery centers opened in Maine Tuesday to help residents affected by the storm that knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of residents in the week before Christmas, Gov. Janet Mills and the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced. The centers, located in Skowhegan and Rumford, are offering information about disaster assistance programs, disaster assistance applications and FEMA notices…

Country music legend Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will be expanding statewide in Maine. While in Bangor, Gov. Janet Mills said Wednesday that about 4,500 eligible Maine children are currently receiving free books through Parton’s book-gifting program. The Maine State Library, under the governor’s orders, is working to expand the program to all 16 counties, said Mills. “My mother introduced...

UPDATE (Friday, Oct. 27): The man suspected in the Lewiston, Maine, mass shootings has been found dead, authorities confirmed. More details here. The deadly mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday hit home for Gov. Janet Mills — she lived in the city for years, she noted at a news conference Thursday. Mills announced that 18 people were killed and…

Maine Governor Janet Mills addressed the media after a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine.

Most Maine workers will get up to 12 weeks of paid time off for family or medical reasons as part of a supplemental budget Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed into law on Tuesday. The spending bill included $25 million in startup costs for the state program which allows workers — starting in 2026 — to receive paid leave to deal…

The Maine Legislature gave final approval Thursday to a proposal to expand access to abortions later in pregnancy, sending the bill to the governor for her signature. Once signed into law by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, as expected, Maine will have one of the least restrictive abortion laws in the country. Current state law bans abortions after a fetus becomes…

Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed into law a bill that partially decriminalizes prostitution, with supporters saying the measure protects the most vulnerable while still targeting those who exploit them.