AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: Governor's community climate program, the Community Resilience Partnership, now includes 174 towns, cities, and tribal governments in Maine, representing nearly 60 percent of state's population The Mills Administration today announced $2.4 million in awards to 53 communities across Maine to address climate change effects through investments to improve energy efficiency, transition to cle more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following statement on Sept. 29, 2023: * * * In accordance with a directive of the President, Governor Janet Mills has ordered that the United States and State of Maine flags be lowered to half-staff statewide in honor of the late U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, who passed away today at the age of 90. Consistent with the President's directive, flags should remain lowered until sunset on the day of internment. The Go more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address on Sept. 29, 2023: Access to a reliable energy supply is critical for businesses large and small all across Maine, but especially in rural parts of our state, and in our heritage industries that are at the heart of our economy. For instance, farms use a lot of energy to operate machinery and prepare and irrigate and plant their fields, and sawmills use energy to convert logs into lumber and create other w more PR