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Janet Mills · LewistonThe commission, established by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, is reviewing the facts surrounding the Oct. 25 shootings. The panel, which includes former judges and prosecutors, is also reviewing the police response to the shootings. Victims who spoke at a previous hearing said authorities had a chance to remove guns from shooter Robert Card before the rampage and did not.See the Story
Panel investigating Maine’s deadliest mass shooting to hear testimony from more victims
63% Center coverage: 27 sources
Janet Mills · LewistonThe newly signed law, proposed in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting, expands requirements for background checks to include private, advertised sales and also updates the existing yellow flag law.See the Story
Mills signs bill to expand background checks for gun purchases, update ‘yellow flag’ law
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Janet Mills · AugustaAUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills vetoed Friday a Republican lawmaker’s proposal to increase state income tax rates on wealthier residents in Maine while attempting to ease the tax burden for lower-income earners.The bill from Rep. Micky Carmichael, R-Greenbush, was a rare example of a Republican bringing forward a measure to raise taxes on wealthier Mainers and passing it through the Democratic-controlled Legislature without the support of most…See the Story
Janet Mills vetoes a Republican’s proposal to raise income tax rates on wealthier Mainers
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Janet Mills · MaineMaine joins 16 other states and the District of Columbia in agreeing to allocate its Electoral College votes to the winner of the national popular vote.See the Story
Gov. Mills allows proposal to join national popular vote to become law without her signature
50% Right coverage: 4 sources
Janet Mills · MaineDemocratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills has signed a $127.4 million budget adjustment that includes funding for recovery from storm damage and for several programs she sought after the deadliest shootingSee the Story
Storm relief and funding for programs related to Maine's deadliest-ever shooting included in budget
100% Left coverage: 2 sources
Janet Mills · Oxford CountyAt the second and final day of a hearing on Wednesday in Augusta into whether Oxford County Sheriff Christopher Wainwright should be removed from his elected office, questioning deepened on what county officials have described as his unlawful trade of firearms from the evidence room in 2021. The decision on Wainwright’s fate now rests with Gov. Janet Mills, who is the only person who can pull a sheriff from office. Former judge Donald Alexander…See the Story
Fate of Oxford County sheriff rests with Janet Mills following hearing
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Janet Mills · MaineMaine’s Democratic governor has vetoed a proposal to end the state’s “three strikes” law for people convicted of petty thefts. The proposal from Democratic Rep. David Sinclair sought to setSee the Story
Maine's Democratic governor vetoes bid to end 'three strikes' law for petty theft
67% Left coverage: 3 sources