AUGUSTA, Maine, March 9 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address: Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills, and thank you for listening. Just across from the Maine State House is the Blaine House - where I spend most of my weekdays. It has been home to every Governor of Maine since Carl Milliken and his family moved in back in January 1920. The Blaine House grounds have also long been home to a big old maple tree in the front yard. It's a tree that Maine's governors have ta more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 9 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: The Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to advance legislation sponsored by Rep. Michele Meyer, D-Eliot, that would increase the monthly benefit level provided by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, which would support greater financial security for Maines low-income families. Currently, one in eight Maine children live in de more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 9 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Rep. Vicki Doudera, D-Camden, introduced legislation (https://www.mainelegislature.org/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280091523) on Tuesday aimed at lowering Maine's high rate of suicide deaths. LD 2119, as amended, would allow individuals to voluntarily and confidentially have their names added to the federal do-not-sell firearms list, thereby preventing future gun purchases during a suicidal c more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 9 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: The Maine Legislature unanimously voted to enact legislation sponsored by Rep. Steve Moriarty, D-Cumberland, that would allow municipalities to create their own partial property tax deferral programs, increasing property tax relief for seniors while ensuring municipalities have sufficient financial protections. As amended, LD 1345 would not require a community to create a property tax defer more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 9 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: A bill (https://legislature.maine.gov/backend/App/services/getDocument.aspx?documentId=1058500) sponsored by Rep. Melanie Sachs, D-Freeport, to appropriate $15 million to fully cover the state's reimbursement to municipalities for costs associated with the Property Tax Stabilization Program, was signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills on Wednesday. The bill would also appropriate $50,000 to reim more PR

ORONO, Maine, March 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: * * * Two student researchers assisted with the analysis, which was commissioned by the Maine Legislature * * * As Mainers prepare to lose an hour of sleep this weekend when the clocks spring forward, a new study from the University of Maine shows a majority of those surveyed in the state think the twice annual time change should stop. Of the 220 business and community leader respondents, 72% said t more PR