AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 8 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following statement on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * Bergen, NORWAY -- Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement one year following the October 7, 2023 attacks in Israel: "Today, conflicts across the globe, much like the one raging in the Middle East, have far-reaching consequences. They touch the lives of people far from the epicenter of hostility and drive discussion and debate that are important but that can become heated and  more PR