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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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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Not really a dig.
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Just a little sunshine.
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