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“Sophie has been a great communicator with the council,” said Chairperson Geoff Wingard, who declined to say whether she resigned or was fired.

Democrats say Gov. Janet Mills has helped fund municipalities since taking office, while LePage hurt them

Democrats say Gov. Janet Mills has helped fund municipalities since taking office, while LePage hurt them

Funding now available from Governor’s Jobs Plan for smaller communities to reduce energy costs and create savings for taxpayers Norridgewock, MAINE – Governor Janet Mills and Efficiency Maine today announced the availability of $4 million from the Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to help small communities cut energy costs in public buildings and save taxpayer dollars by improving energy efficiency.

The Mills administration announced the uptick in funding on Monday, saying they hope it will hold down property tax increases.

For the first time since 2009, revenue sharing will be funded at 5% for cities and towns, as required by Maine law.

Governor Mills & the Legislature increased revenue sharing every year since 2019, helping offset the need to increase property taxes to deliver municipal services Augusta, MAINE – Governor Janet Mills announced today that her Administration has fully restored municipal revenue sharing to five percent, as required by Maine law. It is the first time since 2009 that revenue sharing has been funded at the full 5 percent.

Grants from Community Resilience Partnership will support local climate action, clean energy and energy efficiency projects, and strengthen regional cooperation in support of the State’s climate action plan, Maine Won’t Wait Governor Janet Mills announced today that her Administration has awarded a total of $2.5 million in grant funding to 75 communities across Maine to help them fight climate change.

Understanding Ballot Question 3 and the support and opposition to the right-to-food proposal

More than $42 million in payments to 245 Maine municipalities have already been issued