US EditionGov. Mills unveils affordability agenda in State of the State address
- On Tuesday, Gov. Janet Mills announced $300 affordability checks for roughly 725,000 Mainers and said she will include $2.25 million for Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning in her final supplemental budget.
- Responding to federal cuts, Mills cited Maine Family Planning's nearly $2 million loss and clinic closures as reasons for her proposed $2.25 million reproductive health funding.
- Mills says the plan draws on $218 million from the state's Rainy Day Fund and proposes $70 million for housing, including $55 million for production.
- Republican lawmakers reacted sharply during the address, with more than a dozen walking out and others shouting, while the Democratic-controlled state Legislature awaits full budget details amid looming debate.
- Mills plans to release the full supplemental budget in the coming weeks amid a federal immigration enforcement surge and her U.S. Senate campaign.
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Janet Mills’ Progressive Agenda is Wrong for Maine
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tonight, Janet Mills gave her final State of the State address and highlighted the progressive agenda she has forced on Maine, including a call for universal healthcare like Medicare for All. Despite the rosy picture she tried to paint, Janet Mills has spent her time as Governor raising taxes, expanding transgender policies, providing taxpayer-funded healthcare to undocumented immigrants, and repeatedly clashing with the Trump…
Janet Mills proposes $300 relief checks in speech colored by US Senate campaign
This story will be updated. AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills rolled out a proposal for $300 relief checks in a Tuesday speech that was colored by her campaign against U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and featured strong reactions from Republicans who walked out and shouted over her at times. The Democratic governor was set to deliver the final State of the State address of her tenure in the Blaine House. Under normal circumstances, it is a time for a go…
Gov. Janet Mills to Propose $2.25 Million in State Support for "Reproductive Health Care Providers" in Upcoming Supplemental Budget
Maine’s Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced Tuesday that she intends to recommend that the state spend $2.25 million in support of “Maine-based reproductive health care providers.” This proposal, the governor explained, is intended to “offset the impacts of Federal funding cuts implemented by the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans.” The $2.25 million in funding for [...] The post Gov. Janet Mills to Propose $2.25 Million in State Supp…
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