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Mills vetoes offshore wind bill over labor agreement requirements

Mills vetoes offshore wind bill over labor agreement requirements
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Janet Mills 1st veto of 2023 prompts fight with labor over offshore wind

Mills urged lawmakers to pull the bill from her desk to fix the language. When they declined, she said she was left with no choice but to veto it.

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Belfast marks its anniversary June 21, exactly 250 years to the day

BELFAST Nearly 100 people gathered at Belfast City Hall to attend the City of Belfast’s 250th anniversary celebration, which marks the City of Belfast’s founding as a town June 21, 1773. The event took place June 21 at Belfast’s City Hall, exactly.

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Mills threatens to veto her own wind energy bill over strong labor standards

Gov. Janet Mills is threatening to veto a bill that she introduced to create visual impact standards for future offshore wind projects after it was amended to include strong labor, community benefit and environmental standards. The veto threat signals a gulf between the Democratic governor and proponents who want to ensure Maine’s budding offshore wind

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Local legislators vote on expanding abortion access, paid family leave

All but one local legislator voted this week to expand abortion access and to approve a paid family medical leave law for Maine.

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