Maine's new governor, Janet Mills, opens her inaugural speech "with humility and gratitude" during a ceremony that "represents both a change in the individual who occupies the office" (*applause*) and the peaceful passage of the torch. #mepolitics
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In the first of many major policy shifts with Gov. LePage, Mills said "it is time to act" on climate change and says the state will embrace renewable energy. That gets the first standing ovation of her speech.
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Another indirect dig at Gov. LePage: "And by the way, when you drive by the Blaine House in the coming weeks, look for some new solar panels that we are going to install," Mills said. Crowd cheers loudly.
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Mills pledged, once again, to carry out Medicaid expansion -- long opposed by LePage -- and said they will "pay for it sustainably." She also announced the creation of a Director of Opiate Response to coordinate the state's efforts to fight addiction crisis
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LePage famously put a sign declaring "Open for business" on the Maine Turnpike in Kittery. Mills said those arriving at the Kittery line will soon see a sign saying simply "Welcome home." (subject to
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"We will bring back Maine's tradition of civil discourse," Mills said after she pledges to welcome diverse voices to policy debates.
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Closing her speech, Mills says: "Tomorrow we rise before the dawn - like the mist over the Sandy River - and seek adventure with hope in our hearts and love in our souls for the brand-new day. To all of you, and to the people of Maine, I say, 'Welcome home.'"
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