Press Release / Friday Feb 25, 2022
Maine Democratic Party Statement on Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the US Supreme Court
Following President Biden nominating DC Circuit Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as Associate Justice on the US Supreme Court, Maine Democratic Party Chair Drew Gattine released the following statement:Press Release / Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Mills Continues to Clean Up Mess of Toxic Chemicals LePage Would Have Left Alone
Governor Mills made headlines this week with a proposal to spend $9 million fighting PFAS contamination around the state. PFAS has been linked to cancer in humans.News Article / Friday Feb 18, 2022
Paul LePage Attacks Governor Mills For Working Across the Aisle
A report this week in the Bangor Daily News reported on Paul LePage’s most recent line of attack against Governor Janet Mills. Since Mills unveiled her plan to send direct relief checks of $500 to more than 800,000 Maine taxpayers in last Thursday’s State of the State address, LePage’s campaign has condemned the checks as a “campaign stunt,” despite the fact that the idea was originally proposed by Republicans.Press Release / Friday Feb 18, 2022
LePage “Funny Money” Attacks Raise the Question: Would He Deprive Mainers of Federal Relief Funds?
In last week’s State of the State address, Governor Janet Mills highlighted how policies from the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan, including investments in affordable housing, childcare access, and broadband expansion, which were made possible by funding from the American Rescue Plan, will help improve Maine’s economic recovery and the lives of Maine people.Press Release / Friday Feb 18, 2022
Unlike Paul LePage, Janet Mills Isn’t Letting Maine Kids Go Hungry
In last week’s State of the State address, Governor Janet Mills proposed $27 million in funding to continue to provide free breakfasts and lunches for every student in Maine public schools.Press Release / Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Paul LePage Does Not Have Serious Solutions to Maine’s Problems
Yesterday at a campaign rally, Paul LePage attempted to explain his platform and answer very simple questions from the press about his “plans” for Maine. It did not go well.Press Release / Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Mills’ Investments In Workforce Development Yet Another Welcome Change From LePage Era
In last Thursday’s State of the State address, Governor Janet Mills made headlines when she announced her plan to provide two years of free community college tuition to students from high school classes which have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.Press Release / Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Maine Democratic Party Statement on Paul LePage Submitting Signatures for Governor
In response to Paul LePage submitting signatures to get on the ballot as a candidate for Governor, Maine Democratic Party Chair Drew Gattine released the following statement:Press Release / Friday Feb 11, 2022
As Governor Mills’ State of the State Charts Progress on Critical Issues, LePage’s Response Falls Flat
In 2016, while embroiled in fights with both the legislature and national press, then-Governor Paul LePage declined to deliver a State of the State address and instead sent lawmakers a letter decrying his opponents as “socialist politicians.”Press Release / Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Maine Democratic Party Statement on State of the State Address
In 2016, while embroiled in fights with both the legislature and national press, then-Governor Paul LePage declined to deliver a State of the State address and instead sent lawmakers a letter decrying his opponents as “socialist politicians.”