Paul LePage Is Back And Maine Is Terrified politico.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from politico.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Rose Smith has worked for them all in the State House since 1987
Rose Smith began her career in Augusta in 1987 and hasn t had to play politics while building trust amongst all parties. Author: Don Carrigan Updated: 8:33 PM EDT June 22, 2021
AUGUSTA, Maine Rose Smith says she never planned a career in politics.
When the call came from a former employer to work for Gov. John McKernan in 1987, Rose couldn t have imagined it would lead to a career in state government that, so far, has lasted 34 years. I went from being an at-home mom, to having to find day care to working in the governor s office. And the rest, as they say, is history, said Smith during an interview at the State House Tuesday.
Bill to open primaries in Maine gains support from Olympia Snowe pressherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pressherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Gov. Janet Mills attends a news conference in Portland, Maine, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020.
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills this week rolled out her proposal to spend $1.3 billion in federal relief money, a plan that could bolster her reelection chances if it works and if she can convince the Legislature to go along with it.
Lawmakers were uncharacteristically quiet after the governor released her plan, a three-part strategy that pumps federal funds into immediate COVID relief programs, longer-term economic investments and infrastructure spending. Overall, the proposal dovetails with the governor’s 10-year economic plan that she released three months before the pandemic began last year, but largely viewed as aspirational because of a lack of funding.
Jim Fossel: Hypocrisy abounds in response to Georgia voting law pressherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pressherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.