Gov. Mills has begun issuing vetoes. How aggressive will she be?

Mills Wants to Keep the Door Open for "Future Generations" to Seize Tribal Lands

Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) nixed a bill from House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) on Friday that would have nipped in the bud the use of eminent domain to seize tribal land even after the bill passed through the legislature with strong bipartisan support. [RELATED: Public Hearing Reveals Bipartisan Support for Tribal [...] The post Mills Wants to Keep the Door Open for “Future Generations” to Seize Tribal Lands appea…

Gov. Mills again vetoes bill protecting farmworkers’ right to discuss work conditions • Maine Morning Star

Farmworkers harvest strawberries in Oregon. (Photo by Oregon Department of Agriculture)Farmworkers in Maine may have gained the right to state minimum wage this legislative session, but they still won’t be protected from retaliation for talking about work conditions. Late last week, Gov. Janet Mills vetoed LD 588, which would have offered agricultural workers in the state that right. In her veto letter, Mills noted that the bill is similar to a …

Gov. Mills has begun issuing vetoes. How aggressive will she be?

Mills vetoed bills to prohibit the taking of tribal lands through eminent domain, strengthen workplace protections for farmworkers and to entitle more people to state-funded legal defense services.