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Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement after the Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs (AFA) Committee reached unanimous, bipartisan agreement on the budget this evening:

“From 55 percent school funding, to full revenue sharing, to increased property tax relief, to health care, and much more, this budget makes important, meaningful, and historic progress for Maine people. I applaud the members of the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee for their hard work in reaching this unanimous, bipartisan agreement.”

Governor Janet Mills has signed landmark legislation to establish the Maine Connectivity Authority, a new entity charged with achieving universal availability of high-speed broadband in Maine.

Increased funding in the Governor’s budget proposal helped UMS hold tuition steady for Maine students despite pandemic losses

Governor Janet Mills released the following statement today after the University of Maine System (UMS) Board of Trustees voted to hold tuition rates flat for Maine students thanks in part to increased funding in the Governor’s budget proposal:

Governor Janet Mills has signed the following bills into law:

Governor Janet Mills announced today an economic recovery grant program to support Maine charter transportation businesses statewide and customer-facing businesses and organizations that are open to the public and within 25 miles driving distance of a US-Canada border crossing. Funded by $10 million in federal CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF), the Charter Transportation and Border Business Assistance Grant Program will support the economic recovery of businesses disrupted by the extended closure of the US-Canada border.

Governor Mills has signed the following bills into law:

Governor Mills signs emergency legislation establishing Accidental Drug Overdose Death Review Panel

Governor Janet Mills, Director of Opioid Response Gordon Smith, and Commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services Jeanne Lambrew responded today to the report released by the Maine Attorney General’s Office on drug overdose deaths in 2020. The annual report showed that 504 deaths were caused by drugs in 2020, which is a 33% increase over 380 in 2019. 336 of those deaths were due to non-pharmaceutical fentanyl, a 30% increase over 2019.

Governor Janet Mills has signed the following bills into law:

Governor Janet Mills has signed the following bills into law:

2,500-mile route ends in Old Orchard Beach today

After administering more than 10,000 vaccinations across 12 communities in Maine since its launch on April 12, the Maine Mobile Vaccination Unit (MVU) will end its mission today, Friday, June 18, 2021, in Old Orchard Beach.

Governor Janet Mills has signed the following bills into law:

Governor Janet Mills and Commissioner of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Jeanne Lambrew released the following statements today after the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the California v. Texas case challenging the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Augusta, MAINE — Governor Janet Mills has signed the following bills into law:

One vaccinated winner to receive $1 for every person vaccinated in Maine by July 4, which means the more people vaccinated, the higher the grand prize

If drawn today, the total prize would be $876,655

Augusta, MAINE – Governor Janet Mills today announced the “Don’t Miss Your Shot: Vaccinationland Sweepstakes,” a statewide program to encourage Maine people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The sweepstakes will reward one vaccinated winner with $1 for every person vaccinated in Maine by the Fourth of July.

Governor Janet Mills has signed the following bills into law:

As Maine continues its economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mills Administration today unveiled a new program aimed at getting unemployed Maine people back into the workforce.

Governor Janet Mills has signed the following bills into law:

Governor Janet Mills announced today that Maine’s State of Civil Emergency will end June 30, 2021 – the end of this month.

Augusta, MAINE — Governor Janet Mills has signed the following bills into law:

Administration also encourages schools to participate in Maine free pooled testing program

The Mills Administration today informed Maine School Administrative Units (SAUs) that it expects all schools to offer full-time, in-person learning this fall.

Bangor, MAINE – Standing in front of an aging water system in Bangor today, Governor Janet Mills highlighted the Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan’s investments to upgrade drinking water and wastewater infrastructure across the state.

Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement after the Maine State Senate voted unanimously to confirm Justice Valerie Stanfill as Maine’s next Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court: