When the legislature returned to Augusta for veto day on May 9, lawmakers failed to override a single one of…
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Gov. Janet Mills has so far vetoed two bills passed during the 130th Legislature’s second session, and more vetoes could…
Gov. Janet Mills fortunately stopped a sloppy, misguided attempt to put a loaded ballot question to voters in November, but…
Gov. Janet Mills held a press conference on Tuesday to announce her veto of LD 1708, which would have created…
On July 12, Gov. Janet Mills vetoed LD 1711, which would have allowed whistleblowers to bring a private enforcement action…
Gov. Janet Mills just missed the mark on two controversial and misguided pieces of legislation this week: an extended producer…
Though the ban is a win for now, Mills’ next moves towards offshore wind must be vigilantly watched as future development plans take form just off of Maine’s shores.
LD 1117 would have accomplished nothing in terms of lowering prescription drug costs for Mainers, and Mills was right to veto it.
Gov. Mills recently issued vetoes for seven pieces of legislation approved by the Maine Legislature. Her veto of several of…
Should Mainers have to pay more in taxes for buying a new piece of real estate? The Legislature says yes,…
Imagine if California passed a law telling Maine lobstermen how much to charge for their lobsters – in Maine. The…
The governor’s office recently posted veto messages for seven bills rejected by Gov. Janet Mills, the first batch of vetoes…
The Maine Legislature recently passed LD 1117, a bill that would prohibit excessive rises in generic and off-patent prescription drugs…
On Thursday, The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine unanimously ruled against Governor Paul R. LePage in his veto dispute with…