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https://www.wastedive.com/news/maine-governor-bottle-bill-handling-fee-poland-spring/649775/
Maine governor signs emergency law raising bottle bill handling fees | Waste Dive
The one-cent handling fee increase, effective immediately, is meant to prevent more redemption centers from closing. Some brands and distributors think the fee...
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https://apnews.com/article/data-center-moratoriums-maine-janet-mills-352ad4fbd531d905b9415258692b318f
Maine governor vetoes nation's first moratorium on data centers | AP News
Apr 24, 2026 - Maine’s Democratic governor has vetoed what would have been the country’s first state moratorium on the construction of data centers.
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https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/nations-first-state-moratorium-on-data-centers-vetoed-by-maines-governor/article_c3255e73-177c-5f19-9338-b9ecd2a64b3f.html
Nation's first state moratorium on data centers vetoed by Maine's governor
Apr 24, 2026 - PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's Democratic governor on Friday vetoed what would have been the country's first state moratorium on the construction of data...
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https://www.aol.com/articles/nations-first-state-moratorium-data-211215290.html
Nation's first state moratorium on data centers vetoed by Maine's governor - AOL
Apr 24, 2026 - Maine's Democratic governor on Friday vetoed what would have been the country's first state moratorium on the construction of data centers. The bill passed by...
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https://gizmodo.com/maine-governor-vetoes-landmark-data-center-moratorium-2000750961
Maine Governor Vetoes Landmark Data Center Moratorium
Apr 26, 2026 - The plan would have frozen data center constructions in the state until November 2027.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/04/maine-governor-vetoes-landmark-data-center-ban/413123/?oref=rf-homepage-river
Maine governor vetoes landmark data center ban - Route Fifty
Apr 27, 2026 - Janet Mills said the moratorium bill, which would have banned data centers larger than 20 megawatts until Nov. 2027, did not take into account a popular...
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Maine Governor Blocks First State Freeze on New Data Centers
The Democratic governor of Maine, Janet Mills, on Friday vetoed a bill that would have made it the first U.S. state to impose a moratorium on large new
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https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/maine-governor-vetos-data-center-moratorium-citing-job-creation-and-economic-growth
Maine Governor Vetos Data Center Moratorium, Citing Job Creation And Economic Growth!-- -- |...
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https://www.npr.org/2022/11/09/1134198072/maine-election-results-governor-paul-lepage-janet-mills
Maine Governor Janet Mills wins second term defeating Paul LePage : NPR
Nov 9, 2022 - Mills beat former Republican Gov. Paul LePage, her longtime antagonist. The two clashed when he was governor and she was attorney general. He'd vowed to...
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https://www.engadget.com/ai/maine-governor-vetoes-bill-temporarily-banning-large-data-centers-in-the-state-210407936.html
Maine governor vetoes bill temporarily banning large data centers in the state
Apr 24, 2026 - Maine is not moving forward with a moratorium on AI data center construction until fall 2027.
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https://www.wral.com/news/ap/352ad-nations-first-state-moratorium-on-data-centers-vetoed-by-maines-governor/
Nation's first state moratorium on data centers vetoed by Maine's governor :: WRAL.com
Apr 24, 2026 - PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's Democratic governor on Friday vetoed what would have been the country's first state moratorium on the construction of data...
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https://www.pcmag.com/news/maine-falls-short-of-historic-pause-on-new-data-centers
Maine Governor Rejects Pause on New Data Centers in the State | PCMag
Gov. Janet Mills says parts of the bill are 'appropriate,' but thought it would negatively impact job creation in a town where data center construction is...
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https://reason.com/volokh/2026/04/27/maine-governor-vetoes-broad-criminal-records-sealing-bill/
Maine Governor Vetoes Broad Criminal Records Sealing Bill
Apr 26, 2026 - From Gov. Janet Mills' message Friday
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https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/04/24/2357254/maine-governor-vetoes-data-center-moratorium-bill
Maine Governor Vetoes Data Center Moratorium Bill - Slashdot
Maine Gov. Janet Mills vetoed a bill that would have imposed the nation's first statewide moratorium on new data centers, saying she supported the idea in...
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/02/business/maine-governor-janet-mills-millionaires-tax/
Maine Governor backs millionaire tax, flipping from prior stance
Apr 2, 2026 - Maine lawmakers have proposed a 2 percent surtax that would kick in at $1 million for single filers and $1.5 million for married couples and other filers.
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https://www.mlex.com/mlex/energy/articles/2469941/maine-s-governor-vetoes-pause-on-new-data-center-construction
Maine's governor vetoes pause on new data center construction | MLex | Specialist news and analysis...
Maine's Democratic governor said Friday that she’s vetoed a bill that would have made Maine the first US state to pause construction on large new data centers....
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https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-senate-president-daughtry-celebrate-expansion-maines-nation-leading-free-school
Governor Mills, Senate President Daughtry Celebrate Expansion of Maine's Nation-leading Free School...
Grant program in supplemental budget will expand Maine's free school meals program for pre-K studentsGovernor Janet Mills and Senate President Mattie Daughtry...
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https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/25/maines-governor-vetoes-data-center-moratorium/
Maine's governor vetoes data center moratorium | TechCrunch
Apr 27, 2026 - L.D. 307 would have imposed the country’s first statewide moratorium on new data centers — lasting, in this case, until November 1, 2027.
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https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/radio_address/expanding-maines-nation-leading-free-school-meals-program-2026-04-24
Expanding Maine's Nation-leading Free School Meals Program | Office of Governor Janet T. Mills
Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills and thank you for listening.I was pleased to be back in Brunswick recently, at Family Focus child care, to celebrate...
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