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Maine is the 4th state in the nation to achieve 70 percent of all residents fully vaccinated
Governor Janet Mills announced today that more than 70 percent of all Maine residents – accounting for children under 12 who are not yet eligible for a vaccine – are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, achieving another vaccination milestone. Maine is the fourth state in the nation to achieve the milestone.
NMFS’ flawed and unfair rule would jeopardize livelihoods of lobstermen and women without meaningfully protecting whales
Governor Janet Mills today announced that her Administration is awarding more than $5.6 million in economic recovery grants to 94 Maine charter transportation companies and businesses disrupted by the Federal government’s extended closure of the US-Canada border. The awards, which are funded by federal CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF), average $60,365 with 37 businesses receiving the maximum award of $100,000.
Governor Janet Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following statements in response to the First Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision (PDF) affirming the District Court of Maine’s decision in Doe v. Mills:
When combined with money provided by the Mills Administration, this funding can help build a regional PFAS treatment facility at the Anson Madison Sanitary District
Governor Janet Mills today welcomed an announcement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it is launching a comprehensive Strategic Roadmap to confront PFAS contamination nationwide:
With Jobs Plan taking effect today, Mills Administration will begin putting transformational investments to work for Maine people, focusing heavily on rebuilding Maine’s economy and Maine’s workforce
Portland, MAINE – Joined by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Governor Janet Mills today applauded CMS’s recent approval of Maine’s State-based Health Insurance Marketplace – CoverME.gov – and announced that, beginning Friday, October 15, 2021 Maine people can window shop for plans using a new tool called “Plan Compare.”
Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement mourning the loss of David Flanagan and honoring his life and legacy upon news of his passing from pancreatic cancer today:
Portland, MAINE — Governor Janet Mills today toured two ongoing construction projects in Portland that will improve the City’s wastewater infrastructure and the environmental health of Back Cove and Casco Bay.
During her visit to Back Cove West Storage Conduit and the Back Cove South Storage Facility, Governor Mills highlighted the importance of careers in the construction industry and investments in infrastructure for Maine people, noting a $25 million investment in water infrastructure upgrades and improvements through the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan.
Earlier this week, Governor Janet Mills held her first meeting of the recently reinvigorated Aides-de-Camp program, an advisory council of military veterans who advise the Governor on policies impacting Maine veterans.
Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s decision to reopen the Canadian border in November:
“I welcome this long overdue step forward. For too long, the closed border with our Canadian neighbors has made it difficult, if not impossible, for cross-border families to see one another, and it has strained our local small businesses and our state’s tourism industry. I applaud the Administration for heeding my call and that of Maine’s Congressional Delegation by reopening the border with Canada in a safe way.”
Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement in response to Republicans in the State Legislature pushing to weaken the state’s requirement that health care workers be vaccinated against COVID-19, a position that is out of line with forthcoming Federal policy and not supported by the Maine Hospital Association, the Maine Health Care Association, and the majority of the state’s health systems:
Governor Mills issued the following statement recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day:
“Maine’s culture is in large part the direct result of those who first hunted, farmed, fished and occupied much of the land that we call our home. On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, let us pay tribute to those who were the first stewards of this land we love; celebrate their many contributions to our great state; and recommit ourselves to our shared home and future, with respect and trust for one another.”
More than $42 million in payments to 245 Maine municipalities have already been issued
The Mills Administration today announced a call for proposals for conservation and recreation projects through the Lands for Maine’s Future Program (LMF).
This LMF funding opportunity is the first since 2017 and is the direct result of Governor Mills’ proposing and lawmakers approving $40 million over four years to replenish the program in the most recent biennial budget. LMF is the State's primary funding vehicle for conserving land for its natural and recreational value.
Contract provides a six percent pay raise in total, improves base pay to $15 per hour, and doubles paid parental leave, among other benefits
Governor Janet Mills announced today that more than one million Maine people have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, achieving another milestone as the state continues to confront the Delta variant. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC), 1,00,500 people in Maine have received a first dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or a final dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
CoverME.gov marketplace to launch on November 1 for Open Enrollment
Governor Janet Mills and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew announced today that Maine’s State-based Health Insurance Marketplace (SBM) has been approved by the Federal government, allowing Maine to run the online health insurance market to make it easier and more convenient for Maine people to get affordable, quality health insurance coverage.
State proposes to lease 15.2 square miles in Gulf of Maine to responsibly advance innovative floating offshore wind technology developed in Maine
The Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) today submitted an application to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to lease a 15.2-square-mile area nearly 30 miles offshore in the Gulf of Maine for the nation’s first floating offshore wind research site in federal waters.
Governor pledges continued support for organic dairy farmers at NODPA’s 21stAnnual Field Day in Freeport
Freeport, MAINE – Governor Janet Mills today attended the Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance’s (NODPA) 21st Annual Field Day in Freeport where she pledged to continue to fight for Maine’s organic dairy farmers in the wake of a recent notice from Danone of North America that it will discontinue its Horizon contracts with organic dairy farmers in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and elsewhere.
Biddeford, MAINE – Joined by local leaders, Governor Mills today visited Biddeford where she applauded the City and its people for their ongoing economic revitalization work. As part of her visit, Governor Mills toured the former Lincoln Mill, the site of a mixed-use redevelopment that will feature new loft rentals, a hotel, a restaurant, a fitness facility, along with a conference and events center and rooftop pool and bar.
Governor Janet Mills announced today that a federal judge has granted her Administration’s motion to intervene in the pending litigation Center for Biological Diversity v. Ross in the U.S. District Court in the D.C. Circuit.