In her State of the State address earlier this month, Governor Janet Mills announced her commitment to convening a Silver Cabinet, which will mobilize Maine’s government to ensure every Mainer has the opportunity to age comfortably and affordably.
Following President Biden nominating DC Circuit Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as Associate Justice on the US Supreme Court, Maine Democratic Party Chair Drew Gattine released the following statement:
Governor Mills made headlines this week with a proposal to spend $9 million fighting PFAS contamination around the state. PFAS has been linked to cancer in humans.
A report this week in the Bangor Daily News reported on Paul LePage’s most recent line of attack against Governor Janet Mills. Since Mills unveiled her plan to send direct relief checks of $500 to more than 800,000 Maine taxpayers in last Thursday’s State of the State address, LePage’s campaign has condemned the checks as a “campaign stunt,” despite the fact that the idea was originally proposed by Republicans.
In last week’s State of the State address, Governor Janet Mills highlighted how policies from the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan, including investments in affordable housing, childcare access, and broadband expansion, which were made possible by funding from the American Rescue Plan, will help improve Maine’s economic recovery and the lives of Maine people.
In last week’s State of the State address, Governor Janet Mills proposed $27 million in funding to continue to provide free breakfasts and lunches for every student in Maine public schools.
Yesterday at a campaign rally, Paul LePage attempted to explain his platform and answer very simple questions from the press about his “plans” for Maine. It did not go well.
In last Thursday’s State of the State address, Governor Janet Mills made headlines when she announced her plan to provide two years of free community college tuition to students from high school classes which have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In response to Paul LePage submitting signatures to get on the ballot as a candidate for Governor, Maine Democratic Party Chair Drew Gattine released the following statement:
In 2016, while embroiled in fights with both the legislature and national press, then-Governor Paul LePage declined to deliver a State of the State address and instead sent lawmakers a letter decrying his opponents as “socialist politicians.”
