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PublishedJanuary 12, 2023
Gov. Mills includes additional $17 million for public defenders and contracted lawyers in budget proposal
An additional 10 public defenders and tiered hourly wages for contracted counsel included in state budget plan.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2023
Highlights of Mills’ $10.3 billion budget plan
The 651-page budget proposal aims to address some of Maine’s biggest challenges.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2023
Gov. Mills proposes nearly 10% increase in 2-year budget
The spending proposal does not call for raising taxes and would use projected revenue surpluses to expand programs such as free community college tuition and public school investments.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2023
Gov. Mills prepares to unveil 2-year budget, predicts little controversy
Mills said in a radio interview that she's looking to continue investments in public education, housing and child care, though she offered few details ahead of the official unveiling planned for Wednesday.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2023
Former House Speaker Fecteau to advise Gov. Mills on housing, workforce initiatives
As a senior adviser, Fecteau will help develop policy solutions for housing development and land use, as well as workforce, innovation and economic opportunities.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2023
Gov. Mills urges Mainers to be hopeful after being sworn in for a new 4-year term
Mills used her second inaugural address to tout her first-term successes, including a robust economic recovery from the pandemic, fully funding the state's share of public education and boosting the state's Rainy Day Fund to a record high.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2023
Mills signs emergency bill providing heating assistance, $450 relief checks
Nearly 880,000 income-eligible taxpayers are expected to begin receiving the $450 checks by the end of January under the $473 million package.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2023
Gov. Mills’ inauguration fundraising report released
Maine's first female governor will deliver her second inaugural address Wednesday evening at the Augusta Civic Center.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2022
With bill’s passage, lobster industry welcomes 6-year break from new regulations
The omnibus spending legislation includes a rider that freezes new federal regulation of lobstering practices. President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2022
$450 relief checks could begin arriving in late January
If passed by the full Legislature as expected on Jan. 4, the first checks would be mailed to qualified taxpayers in late January.
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