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PublishedApril 2, 2023
Jim Fossel: Maine Republicans must make life difficult for Democrats
When it comes to responding to the state budget process, many options are open to the minority party in Augusta.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2023
Gov. Mills signs baseline budget passed on party-line vote
While Republicans were unified in their opposition to the move, Mills said it was necessary to avoid a potential shutdown.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
Commentary: Gov. Mills remains committed to progress with tribal nations
The Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act was a thorough and significant breakthrough. That isn’t to to say, 40 years later, that it should not be changed.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2023
Democrats advance majority budget after talks with Republicans break down
Republicans had sought $200 million in income tax cuts for low- and middle-income Mainers, a goal one lawmaker said Democrats 'flatly rejected.'
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PublishedMarch 23, 2023
Democrats move to pass baseline budget to prevent chance of state shutdown
The move would allow continued debate about whether to increase spending or cut taxes, or both.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2023
Douglas Rooks: For Gov. Mills, an invitation to dance with the Maine tribes
There is a way forward for the governor if she wants to show she can collaborate with the Wabanaki.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2023
Tribal leaders call for expanded rights in rare appearance before joint session of Maine Legislature
The second formal State of the Tribes Address in the state's history comes as lawmakers in both parties appear to be working on a tribal sovereignty bill that could survive a potential veto from Gov. Janet Mills.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2023
Commentary: Maine’s ‘sunshine’ law has lost its power to illuminate
In recent years, the Freedom of Access Act process has become increasingly unreliable. If we care about transparency, we have no choice but to reform it.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2023
Final batch of $450 relief checks is in the mail
All 876,000 relief checks had been mailed as of Thursday, the Mills administration announced Friday.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2023
Our View: Gov. Mills must outline thinking on tribal rights
The governor’s opposition to proposals like the latest one, involving tribal treaty language in the state Constitution, has been more or less sustained. Equally sustained is bafflement as to why.
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