BANGOR, Maine, Dec. 7 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2023: Governor Janet Mills joined American icon Dolly Parton today to officially launch a Maine statewide expansion of the singer-songwriter's namesake Imagination Library book-gifting program. During an event at the Bangor Public Library, Governor Mills announced that 4,500 eligible Maine children are currently receiving free, high-quality, age-appropriate books through the program, which is respe more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Dec. 7 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: The Legislative Council recently approved a bill from Rep. Colleen Madigan, D-Waterville, that would increase the nightly rate that the state pays low-barrier shelters. The bill would also direct the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to pursue a waiver to access federal Medicaid funds to serve unhoused people with substance use disorders, mental health disorders and older or disabled people with c more PR