The Portland native also served in both chambers of the Maine Legislature and as state attorney general.
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Victims of domestic abuse, including Gov. Mills, join campaign to have their stories heard in Augusta area
Mills is among dozens of Maine women participating in the campaign to erase the shame some may feel in being in an abusive relationship.
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Janet Mills names team that will assemble her new administration
AUGUSTA — Gov.-elect Janet Mills has formed an executive search committee and said she wants to have all the members of her Cabinet in place when she takes office in January. The search team of 14 people, effectively Mills’ transition team, includes several high-profile politicians and business people from across the state, including former state […]
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Talk of the town: Nope. Nothing wrong here.
Talk of the town? How in blue blazes should I know what the talk of the town is? I’ve been on vacation for two weeks. Thanks for noticing. All I can tell you is that the new “Halloween” is just God awful, the movie “Hereditary” is terrifying and the town of Unity celebrates Halloween like […]
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Moody camp doubts poll showing Mills with 8-point lead in governor's race
A new online poll suggesting that Democrat Janet Mills is leading Republican Shawn Moody by 8 percentage points in the race to be Maine’s next governor came under fire from Moody’s campaign. The poll of 500 likely voters statewide by Portland-based Pan Atlantic Research was conducted the first week in October. It found that 44.4 […]
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Money race for Blaine House tightens as Maine’s campaign season heats up
The money race for the Blaine House is tightening as the Democratic and Republican nominees for governor both surpassed $1 million in fundraising – followed closely behind by an independent – headed into the summer campaign season. Campaign finance figures released Tuesday night show Democratic Attorney General Janet Mills edging out her Republican opponent, businessman […]
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State still collecting ballots to conduct ranked-choice vote counts
AUGUSTA – Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said ranked-choice voting calculations for the Democratic gubernatorial primary will likely happen Tuesday. “Everything would have to snap into place pretty neatly to be done today,” Dunlap said Monday morning. “We are anticipating really being done tomorrow to be able to run the tabulation.” As of Friday […]
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Mills, Cote clash over guns in final Democratic debate
AUGUSTA — Democrats Janet Mills and Adam Cote clashed briefly over guns and the National Rifle Association on Tuesday night during the final debate among the seven candidates hoping to win their party’s gubernatorial nomination next week. The tone of Tuesday’s debate, hosted by WMTW-TV and WABI-TV, was largely congenial as the candidates – Mills, […]
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Maine voters soon to decide fate of ranked-choice voting
Maine voters will finally get their chance to try out the hotly debated ranked-choice voting system when they head to the polls to select party nominees for governor, Congress and the Legislature on June 12. While they’re in the voting booth, Mainers will also face Question 1 on their ballots, asking them if they want […]
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Missouri governor who vowed to fight scandal instead quits
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — On a dreary overcast day, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens stood in a light rain near the Governor’s Mansion and recounted his grueling training as a Navy SEAL officer to suggest he would never quit fighting allegations of sexual misconduct and campaign finance violations. Less than two weeks later, Greitens announced […]