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ICYMI: Maine and South Dakota Demonstrate the Difference a Democratic Governor Can Make

“If you could only live in Maine or South Dakota right now as Covid-19 continues its rampage, which state would you choose?” During the COVID-19 pandemic, Democratic governors have led with facts and science, while many Republican governors have ignored public health experts and are still railing against life-saving measures like mask mandates. The contrast…

ICYMI: Press Herald Editorial Board Says South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem “Has No Business” Telling Maine How to Deal With COVID-19 Pandemic

At a Maine campaign event for President Trump on Wednesday, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem had the audacity to take shots at Gov. Janet Mills’ COVID-19 response, accusing Gov. Mills of “overstepping her authority.” During the event, Noem proudly proclaimed that she made “very different decisions” in South Dakota. She sure did – Noem is…

ICYMI: “Maine is leading the way”: Bangor Daily News Ed Board Praises Gov. Janet Mills For Science-Driven Leadership On Pandemic

The Bangor Daily News editorial board praised Maine Gov. Janet Mills for her science-driven leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, and said she could teach Donald Trump a thing or two. Maine is one of only two states in the COVID Tracking Project’s “trending better” category, and has one of the lowest per-capita rates of new…

Democratic Governors Respond to President Trump Ending Stimulus Negotiations Over State Aid

Today, President Trump announced he would instruct his aides to stop negotiations with Congressional Democrats over the next stimulus package because “Nancy Pelosi is asking for $2.4 Trillion Dollars to bailout poorly run, high crime, Democrat States, money that is in no way related to COVID-19.” Maine Gov. Janet Mills, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Nevada…

In Letter, Democratic Governors Call On President Trump and Mitch McConnell to End Attacks on United States Postal Service

Today, a coalition of 12 Democratic governors led by DGA Chair New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy sent a letter to President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calling on them to end their attacks on the United States Postal Service. The governors also urge Congress to deliver an additional $25 billion in funding…

ICYMI: DGA Panel on Women Governors’ Bold Leadership

Gov. Raimondo: “If we had more women running this country, we would be in much better shape.” On Wednesday, the Democratic Governors Association hosted a panel featuring the six women Democratic governors representing Kansas, Maine, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, and Rhode Island, who have emerged as trusted figures in an uncertain time. Oregon Gov. Kate…

Gov. Janet Mills Continues to Receive High Marks from Mainers on Handling of COVID-19

A Colby College poll released yesterday shows Maine Gov. Janet Mills continues to receive high job approvals – 59% of Mainers had a favorable view of the governor. Gov. Mills has significantly outperformed President Trump and former Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who have both criticized Gov. Mills’ reopening plan. The poll showed the majority of…

ICYMI: Maine Gov. Janet Mills Receives High Praise for Being a “True Leader” During the COVID-19 Pandemic

“Mills looks more and more each day like the leader Trump and LePage could never be.” Yesterday, Portland Press Herald columnist Bill Nemitz praised Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills for standing strong “in her insistence that this is, first and foremost, a public-health crisis.” While some Republican governors are taking extraordinary measures to go against…

Every State, Every Vote: Maine Gov. Janet Mills Extends Voter Registration Deadline Ahead of July Primary

Last week, Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed an executive order extending the mail-in voter registration deadline and simplifying the absentee ballot process. The order will make it easier for voters to cast their ballots by mail in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Mills’ order also allows election clerks to set up secure…

Govs Get It Done: Gov. Janet Mills Tells United Nations Maine Will Be Carbon Neutral by 2045 in Historic Address

“Maine won’t wait. Will you?” – Gov. Janet Mills Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills became the first sitting Maine governor to address the United Nations when she spoke at the U.N.’s Climate Action Summit yesterday. In her address, Gov. Mills spotlighted the work she has done since taking office to reverse the years of inaction…

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