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White House National Climate Advisor and NOAA Administrator join Governor Mills, Senator King, and Congresswoman Pingree to recognize Maine’s climate leadership and announce the receipt of the highly competitive national award

Biden-Harris Administration Awards 42 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Grants to Maine farms and small businesses

Brunswick, MAINE – Governor Janet Mills and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today announced that the Biden-Harris Administration has awarded $4.3 million in grants and loans to help 42 Maine farms and small businesses lower their energy costs through clean energy investments and energy efficiency improvements.

Governor says encouraging data showing decline in overdose deaths in Maine is ‘a reason to hope, but not to rest.’

Auburn, MAINE – During remarks today at the sixth annual Governor’s Opioid Response Summit, Governor Janet Mills welcomed data showing that overdose deaths continue to decline in Maine but urged attendees not to grow complacent in the fight against the opioid epidemic.

Annual celebration of Maine’s State Berry to take place at Farms, Restaurants, Breweries, and other locations across the state

Governor Janet Mills announced today that she has proclaimed August 3–4, 2024 as Maine’s Fourth Annual Wild Blueberry Weekend and encouraged residents and visitors to celebrate Maine’s state berry at participating farms, restaurants, ice cream shops, breweries, wineries, and distilleries across the state.

Sanford-Springvale YMCA will offer free, full-day Pre-K in partnership with City of Sanford

Sanford, MAINE – Governor Janet Mills today participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for a major expansion of the Sanford-Springvale YMCA child care center funded in part by the Governor’s Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan.

Six projects in Maine will receive Federal funds through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to improve local electric grid infrastructure and technology

Governor Janet Mills today announced $6.6 million in grant awards to six Maine utilities and technology providers to deploy electrical grid resilience projects in Maine communities.

Maine is expected to receive up to $72 million out of $450 million in Federal funding to New England states to advance heat pump deployment and support Governor Mills' goal of installing another 175,000 heat pumps in Maine by 2027

Governor Janet Mills announced today that Maine and four other New England states will receive a total of $450 million in federal funding to accelerate the adoption of heat pump technology in residential single-family homes and multifamily buildings across the region.

Grants stem from $60 million in recovery funds from Governor Mills and the Maine Legislature following historic, intense storms in December and January

Governor Janet Mills today announced that 68 Maine working waterfronts are set to receive $21.2 million in resilience grants from the State of Maine to support recovery and rebuilding from damage caused by devastating storms this past winter.

Gagné-Holmes, a five-year deputy commissioner, has served as Acting Commissioner since June 1

Governor Janet Mills announced today that she will nominate Sara Gagné-Holmes to serve as Commissioner of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.

Eligible businesses may now apply for third and final round of grant funding available from the PRIME Fund

Governor Janet Mills announced today that Maine technology companies may now apply for $7 million in grant funding from her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to help them create jobs and drive sustainable growth across Maine’s innovation economy.

Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel led world’s only global medical examiner system

Governor Janet Mills today swore in Dr. Alice Briones as Maine’s Chief Medical Examiner. Dr. Briones, a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, recently completed a distinguished military career culminating as Director of the U.S. Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES).

Forty-six Maine businesses will undertake projects to market their products to new customers across Maine and the United States

Governor Janet Mills announced today that 46 Maine businesses have been awarded $2.9 million in grants from her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to increase sales of Maine-made products across the United States.

The $2.585 million investment through the Maine Infrastructure Adaptation Fund raises a road to make it resilient to flooding and to preserve access to Cape Porpoise Harbor for commercial fishermen

Kennebunkport, MAINE – Governor Janet Mills today participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony marking the completion of a major causeway upgrade funded by the Governor’s Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan.

Augusta, MAINE – Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement today on the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Commerce:

Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement today on the Supreme Court’s decision in Moyle v. United States:

Bjorn Center for Career & Technical Education Center funded in part by $240,000 from the State of Maine

Farmington, MAINE – Governor Janet Mills today celebrated the opening of a new career and technical education (CTE) center in Farmington that was funded by the State of Maine in part and will prepare middle school students to succeed in good-paying careers in the trades.

Governor Janet Mills today issued the following statement in honor of Juneteenth:

“Juneteenth is an opportunity to remember our collective responsibility to ensure that the American ideals of freedom and equality are afforded to all who call America home. As we commemorate the day when slavery was finally extinguished in America, and recognize the major role that more than 70,000 Union soldiers from Maine played in achieving that good, let us honor the strength of Black Americans and their vast and enduring contributions to the fabric of our nation.”

Awards come through the Community Resilience Partnership, established by Governor Mills in 2021, which has grown to include 226 towns, cities, and Tribal governments representing nearly 70 percent of Maine’s population

Governor Janet Mills today announced $2.4 million in awards to 54 communities across Maine to protect infrastructure from damaging storms or rising sea levels, increase local planning capacity, and improve energy resilience and efficiency.

Approval allows Maine to access $272 million for broadband infrastructure made available by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Governor Janet Mills announced today that the Biden-Harris Administration has approved Maine’s plan to invest $272 million in federal funds to expand access to high-speed, reliable, and affordable internet across the state.

Governor Janet Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following statements in response to the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine that will preserve nationwide access to mifepristone:

New EV charging infrastructure through state’s Recharge Maine initiative will make high-speed charging more accessible and available across the state

Governor Janet Mills today announced that 17 new high-speed electric vehicle charging stations will open in Maine over the next year as part of the State’s commitment to build an accessible and reliable network of EV chargers for residents and visitors.

Governor Janet Mills today proclaimed June as “Maine Dairy Month” during a Blaine House ceremony celebrating the vital contributions of Maine’s dairy farmers and producers.

The special event featured remarks from Governor Mills, Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Amanda Beal, and dairy farmers and food producers from across the state.

Governor Mills led attendees in a special toast – of Maine Milk – in honor of the hardworking men and women that make up Maine’s dairy industry.

Governor Janet Mills released the following statement today on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)’s offer of a research lease to the State for a floating offshore wind research array in the Gulf of Maine:

Governor Janet Mills tonight announced that President Joe Biden has approved the State of Maine’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration to help Cumberland and York Counties recover from the severe winter storm in April that resulted in significant infrastructure damage across southern Maine.

Sara Gagné-Holmes, a five-year deputy commissioner with a long record in health policy, will begin in the interim role on June 1

Governor Janet Mills announced today that she is appointing Deputy Commissioner Sara Gagné-Holmes to serve as Acting Commissioner of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, effective June 1, 2024.