AUGUSTA, Maine, March 27 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: During remarks today to the Greater Portland Council of Governments Regional Housing Summit, Governor Janet Mills announced that MaineHousing will finance the construction of 105 new affordable rental units in rural Maine communities as the result of a bill she recently signed into law. The one and two-bedroom units - in Hallowell, Newcastle, Rockport, Rumford, Sanford, and Waterville -   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 28 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Governor Janet Mills today cut the ribbon to formally open the University of Maine at Farmington's (UMF) new Sweatt-Winter Child Care and Early Education Center. U.S. Senator Susan Collins, UMF President Joe McDonnell, and early childhood education students currently attending the University were also in attendance. Funding for the new center and related early childhood educator workforc  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 28 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on March 27, 2024: On Wednesday, the Maine Senate gave initial support to a bill from Sen. Stacy Brenner, D-Scarborough, to help improve patient safety and hospital staff morale by setting minimum patient-nurse ratios in Maine. An amended version of LD 1639, "An Act to Address Unsafe Staffing of Nurses and Improve Patient Care," received a bipartisan vote of 22-13. "The nursing field is full of dedicated individu  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 28 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Oceantic Network today announced Maine Governor Janet Mills as a featured speaker at its annual International Partnering Forum (IPF), hosted by bp, Fugro, RWE, and Shell Renewables and Energy Solutions, happening April 22-25 in New Orleans. Gov. Mills will speak about the value of international partnerships, and later, discuss the potential  more