Gov. Mills highlights difficult budgeting process in State of the Budget address
AUGUSTA (WGME) -- Governor Janet Mills delivered her State of the Budget address Tuesday, outlining her vision for Maine's fiscal future while addressing financial challenges. She used the speech as a pitch to lawmakers to pass her proposed budget into law.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills critiques prospective red flag referendum during budget address
Mills authored the state's novel "yellow flag" law with a prominent gun rights group. She says a red flag proposal that would allow family members to petition a judge to remove a loved one's guns undermines that law.
Gov. Mills uses budget address to call for compromise by lawmakers in both parties
The governor also came out against a citizen referendum for a red flag law and challenged a commission that oversees legal representation to indigent clients to change its practices rather than request more money.
In budget address, Gov. Mills takes swipe at gun safety citizen initiative
During the State of the Budget address in Augusta on Tuesday night, Gov. Janet Mills took the opportunity to defend Maine’s unique “yellow flag law” and swiped at a citizen-led effort to bolster the gun safety measure.
Gov. Mills delivered State of the Budget Address to Legislature
Governor Janet Mills delivered her State of the Budget Address before the legislature Tuesday, where she discussed the key components of her proposed budget for the next biennium.
Gov. Mills delivers State of the Budget address Tuesday night
Tuesday was a big day for Mainers as Gov. Janet Mills spoke about the budget she's proposing for the next two years.
Watch: Gov. Mills delivers budget address to Maine Legislature
Gov. Janet Mills is set to deliver a State of the Budget Address to a joint session of the Legislature at 7 p.m. Tuesday, kicking off negotiations over the final two-year budget of her two terms in office.
Mills says state economy is doing well in State of the Budget address
Gov. Janet Mills outlined to the legislature her final biennial budget as Maine's governor on Tuesday night and repeated things we've heard before, like her administration's commitment to funding free community college,
Gov. Mills says Maine will get fewer crisis receiving centers than planned due to budget
PORTLAND (WGME) – Maine will not get as many crisis receiving centers as Governor Janet Mills set out to create. A crisis ...
Gov. Mills doubles down on urging Maine’s public defense agency to relax rules
The Maine Commission on Public Defense Services says they need more money than what the governor has offered to address a ...
Mills defends tax hikes; criticizes 'red flag' proposal
Maine Gov. Janet Mills defended her proposed budget cuts and criticized a proposed 'red flag' law referendum Tuesday night in ...
New bill would add testing, regulation to Maine's medical marijuana industry
There's a new push to regulate Maine's medical marijuana industry. A bill at the State House would require medical cannabis ...
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Janet Mills' plan to fill Maine's first budget hole in over a decade
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‘It’s about time:' Public health advocates applaud Gov. Mills' proposed cigarette tax increase
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Gov. Mills said she’s ‘deeply concerned’ about Trump administration spending freeze
This is a developing story and will be updated. Gov. Janet Mills said she is deeply concerned about a memo from President ...
'Maine's economic growth is outpacing the national average,' Gov. Mills says
Gov. Janet Mills addressed the state of Maine's economy during her State of the Budget address Tuesday evening.