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Reporter with Portland covering the environment, Maine politics and whatever else comes my way. RTs are not endorsements.

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  1. Retweeted
    22 hours ago

    An Interstate 295 alert has been added to the Maine Turnpike Authority Website: Motor vehicle accident at mile 20 SB on I-295 in Freeport. Expect delays and use caution.

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  2. Jan 3

    Gov. LePage went against his clemency board's recommendation when he gave a last-minute pardon to an ex-lawmaker convicted of felony drug trafficking. But that's just one quirk in this unusual story, as explains:

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  3. Jan 3
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  4. Jan 3

    Fulfilling her campaign promise to do it “on Day 1” of her term (first full day, I guess), Gov. Janet Mills signs an executive order directing Maine DHHS to expand Medicaid:

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  5. Jan 3

    Huh. Apparently, opposing Nancy Pelosi as House Speaker is "a reliable vote for the Pelosi agenda," according to the .

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    Jan 3
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  7. Jan 3

    Consistent with Golden's campaign statements that he would not support Pelosi as House Speaker...

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  8. Jan 3

    I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say is the first person EVER to squeeze references to jake brakes, Kurt Vonnegut, toast, Strom Thurmond, and lint into the same speech. Not all in the same sentence, though.

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  9. Retweeted
    Jan 3

    Instead of Nancy Pelosi, said he will vote for for speaker.

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  10. Retweeted
    Jan 2

    Solar panels on the Blaine House: Mills delivered an address that mixed compassionate & poetic descriptions of Maine's people and places with occasional humor & tough talk about tackling big problems.

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  11. Jan 2

    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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  12. Jan 2

    "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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  13. Retweeted
    Jan 2

    is sworn in as the 75th Governor of Maine.

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  14. Jan 2

    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 approval, which happens to be run by her brother)

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  15. Jan 2

    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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  16. Jan 2

    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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  17. Jan 2

    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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  18. Jan 2

    Mills said she recognized the significance of the fact that she is Maine's first woman governor in its 199-year history. But she adds: "Truly, this milestone this year, this milestone one day will be commonplace like drinking milk or eating toast."

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  19. Jan 2

    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.

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  20. Jan 2

    Mills taking the oath of office to become the 75th governor of Maine — and first woman to told the office. Standing ovation, hoots and hollers from the crowd.

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