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https://www.europesays.com/people/72536/ Vance uses fraud task force work to denigrate Democrats in Maine #2026Elections #DonaldTrump #Elections #GeneralNews #GovernmentPrograms #health #IranWar #JamesDavidVance #JanetMills #JaredGolden #JDVance #maine #MEStateWire #PaulLepage #Politics #ProtestsAndDemonstrations #SusanCollins #USDemocraticParty #USNews #USRepublicanParty #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesGovernment #WashingtonNews
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I don't quite get #JanetMills. She vetoed the #DatacenterMoratorium, but passes a #CellPhoneBan in schools. 🤷🏼 I want to say, "Good for her," but...
#Maine public schools will soon be required to #BanPhones during school day
by Max Williams, WGME
Mon, April 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Updated Thu, April 16, 2026PORTLAND (WGME) -- "By August 1, all Maine public schools will be required to ban phones for the entire school day.
" 'It's a distraction, and they are there to learn,' phone ban supporter Dan Melnick said.
"Signed into law as part of Governor Janet Mills' supplemental budget, it will allocate more than $300,000 to implement. The new policy is a '#BellToBell' policy, meaning phones are allowed on school property but cannot be used at any point during the school day."
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"Experts say too much screen time has been linked to depression and, in some cases, suicide.
" 'It is very dangerous, because we're talking about people whose brains are not fully developed, and as it develops, it's creating certain neurocircuitry that is hard to undo,' Northern Light Acadia Hospital Medical Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services Dr. Nadia Mendiola said."
#MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TeenMentalHealth #LetKidsBeKids
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I don't quite get #JanetMills. She vetoed the #DatacenterMoratorium, but passes a #CellPhoneBan in schools. 🤷🏼 I want to say, "Good for her," but...
#Maine public schools will soon be required to #BanPhones during school day
by Max Williams, WGME
Mon, April 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Updated Thu, April 16, 2026PORTLAND (WGME) -- "By August 1, all Maine public schools will be required to ban phones for the entire school day.
" 'It's a distraction, and they are there to learn,' phone ban supporter Dan Melnick said.
"Signed into law as part of Governor Janet Mills' supplemental budget, it will allocate more than $300,000 to implement. The new policy is a '#BellToBell' policy, meaning phones are allowed on school property but cannot be used at any point during the school day."
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"Experts say too much screen time has been linked to depression and, in some cases, suicide.
" 'It is very dangerous, because we're talking about people whose brains are not fully developed, and as it develops, it's creating certain neurocircuitry that is hard to undo,' Northern Light Acadia Hospital Medical Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services Dr. Nadia Mendiola said."
#MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TeenMentalHealth #LetKidsBeKids
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I don't quite get #JanetMills. She vetoed the #DatacenterMoratorium, but passes a #CellPhoneBan in schools. 🤷🏼 I want to say, "Good for her," but...
#Maine public schools will soon be required to #BanPhones during school day
by Max Williams, WGME
Mon, April 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Updated Thu, April 16, 2026PORTLAND (WGME) -- "By August 1, all Maine public schools will be required to ban phones for the entire school day.
" 'It's a distraction, and they are there to learn,' phone ban supporter Dan Melnick said.
"Signed into law as part of Governor Janet Mills' supplemental budget, it will allocate more than $300,000 to implement. The new policy is a '#BellToBell' policy, meaning phones are allowed on school property but cannot be used at any point during the school day."
[...]
"Experts say too much screen time has been linked to depression and, in some cases, suicide.
" 'It is very dangerous, because we're talking about people whose brains are not fully developed, and as it develops, it's creating certain neurocircuitry that is hard to undo,' Northern Light Acadia Hospital Medical Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services Dr. Nadia Mendiola said."
#MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TeenMentalHealth #LetKidsBeKids
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I don't quite get #JanetMills. She vetoed the #DatacenterMoratorium, but passes a #CellPhoneBan in schools. 🤷🏼 I want to say, "Good for her," but...
#Maine public schools will soon be required to #BanPhones during school day
by Max Williams, WGME
Mon, April 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Updated Thu, April 16, 2026PORTLAND (WGME) -- "By August 1, all Maine public schools will be required to ban phones for the entire school day.
" 'It's a distraction, and they are there to learn,' phone ban supporter Dan Melnick said.
"Signed into law as part of Governor Janet Mills' supplemental budget, it will allocate more than $300,000 to implement. The new policy is a '#BellToBell' policy, meaning phones are allowed on school property but cannot be used at any point during the school day."
[...]
"Experts say too much screen time has been linked to depression and, in some cases, suicide.
" 'It is very dangerous, because we're talking about people whose brains are not fully developed, and as it develops, it's creating certain neurocircuitry that is hard to undo,' Northern Light Acadia Hospital Medical Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services Dr. Nadia Mendiola said."
#MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TeenMentalHealth #LetKidsBeKids
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I don't quite get #JanetMills. She vetoed the #DatacenterMoratorium, but passes a #CellPhoneBan in schools. 🤷🏼 I want to say, "Good for her," but...
#Maine public schools will soon be required to #BanPhones during school day
by Max Williams, WGME
Mon, April 13, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Updated Thu, April 16, 2026PORTLAND (WGME) -- "By August 1, all Maine public schools will be required to ban phones for the entire school day.
" 'It's a distraction, and they are there to learn,' phone ban supporter Dan Melnick said.
"Signed into law as part of Governor Janet Mills' supplemental budget, it will allocate more than $300,000 to implement. The new policy is a '#BellToBell' policy, meaning phones are allowed on school property but cannot be used at any point during the school day."
[...]
"Experts say too much screen time has been linked to depression and, in some cases, suicide.
" 'It is very dangerous, because we're talking about people whose brains are not fully developed, and as it develops, it's creating certain neurocircuitry that is hard to undo,' Northern Light Acadia Hospital Medical Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services Dr. Nadia Mendiola said."
#MainePol #CellPhoneBans #PutThePhoneDown #SmartPhoneAddiction #TooMuchScreenTime #TeenMentalHealth #LetKidsBeKids
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https://www.europesays.com/people/72170/ Fact-checking JD Vance on Maine Democrats, Medicaid fraud and autism coverage #fraud #GrahamPlatner #JamesDavidVance #JanetMills #JDVance #maine #PresidentJDVance #SusanCollins
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Vance speaks in Maine about fraud investigations
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Vice President JD Vance highlighted th…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #2026elections #APTopNews #DonaldTrump #elections #generalnews #Governmentprograms #health #JamesDavidVance #JanetMills #JaredGolden #jdvance #Maine #MEStateWire #paullepage #Politics #ShennaBellows #SusanCollins #U.S.DemocraticParty #U.S.News #U.S.RepublicanParty #UnitedStatesgovernment #vance #vicepresident #VP #Washingtonnews
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Trump administration freezes some Medicare enrollments in fraud crackdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administ…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #america #BillClinton #DonaldTrump #generalnews #Governmentprograms #health #Hospicecare #JanetMills #jdvance #Maine #MEStateWire #medicare #mehmetoz #minnesota #MNStateWire #Politics #TriciaNeumann #U.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices #UnitedStatesgovernment #unitedstatesofamerica #USnews #USTopics #USAnews #Washingtonnews
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https://www.europesays.com/people/67798/ Maine progressive says he won’t back Schumer even after Democrats unite behind Collins challenger #ChuckSchumer #ELLSWORTH #GrahamPlatner #JanetMills #maine #PresumptiveNominee #SenateDemocraticLeader #SusanCollins
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https://www.europesays.com/people/66905/ Maine progressive says he won’t back Schumer even after Democrats unite behind Collins challenger #ChuckSchumer #ELLSWORTH #GrahamPlatner #JanetMills #maine #PresumptiveNominee #SenateDemocraticLeader #SusanCollins
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#DemocraticParty Leaders Wanted to Control the #Maine Senate Race. Their Pick Just Dropped Out.
#JanetMills dropped out of the Senate race against #GrahamPlatner, despite the establishment’s longtime support for the Maine governor.
by Akela Lacy, April 30 2026
Excerpt: "Mills’s exit less than six weeks before the June primary clears the path for populist candidate Graham Platner, now the presumed nominee, to face off against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the November general election after the party worked to subdue Platner’s campaign. The Democratic Party’s decision to wade into the primary at all had reignited a criticism that the Democratic establishment would stop at nothing to keep progressives out of Congress.
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"The upset marks 'a massive embarrassment for #ChuckSchumer and #DSCC operatives,' a Democratic strategist told The Intercept, speaking on the condition of anonymity for fear of professional reprisal. 'This was their star recruit and she couldn’t even make it to the election. No longer can they be the gatekeepers.' "
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/30/maine-janet-mills-graham-platner-senate/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/pV6Go#MainePol #USPol #DNC #PartyInterference #Elections2026 #MaineElections
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#DemocraticParty Leaders Wanted to Control the #Maine Senate Race. Their Pick Just Dropped Out.
#JanetMills dropped out of the Senate race against #GrahamPlatner, despite the establishment’s longtime support for the Maine governor.
by Akela Lacy, April 30 2026
Excerpt: "Mills’s exit less than six weeks before the June primary clears the path for populist candidate Graham Platner, now the presumed nominee, to face off against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the November general election after the party worked to subdue Platner’s campaign. The Democratic Party’s decision to wade into the primary at all had reignited a criticism that the Democratic establishment would stop at nothing to keep progressives out of Congress.
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"The upset marks 'a massive embarrassment for #ChuckSchumer and #DSCC operatives,' a Democratic strategist told The Intercept, speaking on the condition of anonymity for fear of professional reprisal. 'This was their star recruit and she couldn’t even make it to the election. No longer can they be the gatekeepers.' "
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/30/maine-janet-mills-graham-platner-senate/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/pV6Go#MainePol #USPol #DNC #PartyInterference #Elections2026 #MaineElections
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#DemocraticParty Leaders Wanted to Control the #Maine Senate Race. Their Pick Just Dropped Out.
#JanetMills dropped out of the Senate race against #GrahamPlatner, despite the establishment’s longtime support for the Maine governor.
by Akela Lacy, April 30 2026
Excerpt: "Mills’s exit less than six weeks before the June primary clears the path for populist candidate Graham Platner, now the presumed nominee, to face off against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the November general election after the party worked to subdue Platner’s campaign. The Democratic Party’s decision to wade into the primary at all had reignited a criticism that the Democratic establishment would stop at nothing to keep progressives out of Congress.
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"The upset marks 'a massive embarrassment for #ChuckSchumer and #DSCC operatives,' a Democratic strategist told The Intercept, speaking on the condition of anonymity for fear of professional reprisal. 'This was their star recruit and she couldn’t even make it to the election. No longer can they be the gatekeepers.' "
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/30/maine-janet-mills-graham-platner-senate/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/pV6Go#MainePol #USPol #DNC #PartyInterference #Elections2026 #MaineElections
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#DemocraticParty Leaders Wanted to Control the #Maine Senate Race. Their Pick Just Dropped Out.
#JanetMills dropped out of the Senate race against #GrahamPlatner, despite the establishment’s longtime support for the Maine governor.
by Akela Lacy, April 30 2026
Excerpt: "Mills’s exit less than six weeks before the June primary clears the path for populist candidate Graham Platner, now the presumed nominee, to face off against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the November general election after the party worked to subdue Platner’s campaign. The Democratic Party’s decision to wade into the primary at all had reignited a criticism that the Democratic establishment would stop at nothing to keep progressives out of Congress.
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"The upset marks 'a massive embarrassment for #ChuckSchumer and #DSCC operatives,' a Democratic strategist told The Intercept, speaking on the condition of anonymity for fear of professional reprisal. 'This was their star recruit and she couldn’t even make it to the election. No longer can they be the gatekeepers.' "
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/30/maine-janet-mills-graham-platner-senate/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/pV6Go#MainePol #USPol #DNC #PartyInterference #Elections2026 #MaineElections
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#DemocraticParty Leaders Wanted to Control the #Maine Senate Race. Their Pick Just Dropped Out.
#JanetMills dropped out of the Senate race against #GrahamPlatner, despite the establishment’s longtime support for the Maine governor.
by Akela Lacy, April 30 2026
Excerpt: "Mills’s exit less than six weeks before the June primary clears the path for populist candidate Graham Platner, now the presumed nominee, to face off against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the November general election after the party worked to subdue Platner’s campaign. The Democratic Party’s decision to wade into the primary at all had reignited a criticism that the Democratic establishment would stop at nothing to keep progressives out of Congress.
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"The upset marks 'a massive embarrassment for #ChuckSchumer and #DSCC operatives,' a Democratic strategist told The Intercept, speaking on the condition of anonymity for fear of professional reprisal. 'This was their star recruit and she couldn’t even make it to the election. No longer can they be the gatekeepers.' "
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/30/maine-janet-mills-graham-platner-senate/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/pV6Go#MainePol #USPol #DNC #PartyInterference #Elections2026 #MaineElections
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"#Democrats in #Maine do not want their candidates chosen by the Democractic establishment." Amen to that! (Stated by a Maine political pundit tonight.)
#MainePol #JanetMills #DNC #GrahamPlatner #DSA #Socialists #EstablishmentDems
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"#Democrats in #Maine do not want their candidates chosen by the Democractic establishment." Amen to that! (Stated by a Maine political pundit tonight.)
#MainePol #JanetMills #DNC #GrahamPlatner #DSA #Socialists #EstablishmentDems
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"#Democrats in #Maine do not want their candidates chosen by the Democractic establishment." Amen to that! (Stated by a Maine political pundit tonight.)
#MainePol #JanetMills #DNC #GrahamPlatner #DSA #Socialists #EstablishmentDems
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"#Democrats in #Maine do not want their candidates chosen by the Democractic establishment." Amen to that! (Stated by a Maine political pundit tonight.)
#MainePol #JanetMills #DNC #GrahamPlatner #DSA #Socialists #EstablishmentDems
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"#Democrats in #Maine do not want their candidates chosen by the Democractic establishment." Amen to that! (Stated by a Maine political pundit tonight.)
#MainePol #JanetMills #DNC #GrahamPlatner #DSA #Socialists #EstablishmentDems
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https://www.europesays.com/people/54769/ ‘New Democrat party’: Senate GOP sounds off on ‘extreme’ Graham Platner as Senate race in Maine heats up #BernieSanders #ChuckSchumer #DemocraticNominee #DemocraticParty #GrahamPlatner #JanetMills #maine #NewDemocratParty #Ogunquit #Sen #SenateMinorityLeader #SenateRace #SenateRepublicans #SusanCollins #TimScott
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https://www.europesays.com/people/54392/ ‘New Democrat party’: Senate GOP sounds off on ‘extreme’ Graham Platner as Senate race in Maine heats up #BernieSanders #ChuckSchumer #DemocraticNominee #DemocraticParty #GrahamPlatner #JanetMills #maine #NewDemocratParty #Ogunquit #Sen #SenateMinorityLeader #SenateRace #SenateRepublicans #SusanCollins #TimScott
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MILLS ABANDONS SENATE BID, LEAVING DEMOCRATS IN DISARRAY
Maine Governor Janet Mills has stopped her US Senate campaign, leaving oyster farmer Graham Platner likely to get the Democratic nomination. This affects Democratic hopes for the Senate.
#JanetMills, #SenateRace, #MainePolitics, #GrahamPlatner, #DemocraticParty
https://newsletter.tf/janet-mills-ends-senate-campaign-lack-of-funds/
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Maine Governor Janet Mills' Senate campaign has ended because of not enough money. This is a big change for Democrats wanting to win the Senate seat.
#JanetMills, #SenateRace, #MainePolitics, #GrahamPlatner, #DemocraticParty
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Mills Withdraws from Maine Senate Race, Clearing Path for Platner
Governor Janet Mills withdraws from Maine Senate race due to lack of funds, leaving Graham Platner to challenge Senator Susan Collins in November.
#MaineSenateRace, #JanetMills, #GrahamPlatner, #SusanCollins, #Election2026
https://newsletter.tf/janet-mills-withdraws-maine-senate-race-graham-platner/
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Governor Janet Mills has stopped her campaign for the U.S. Senate. This means Graham Platner will now face Republican Senator Susan Collins in the general election.
#MaineSenateRace, #JanetMills, #GrahamPlatner, #SusanCollins, #Election2026
https://newsletter.tf/janet-mills-withdraws-maine-senate-race-graham-platner/ -
https://www.europesays.com/people/53381/ Step off, Chuck! Democrats stunningly warn Schumer to stay out of races after Maine Mills meltdown #ChuckSchumer #DemocraticSenateCandidate #democrats #DonaldTrump #GovernorOfMaine #GrahamPlatner #JanetMills #MajorityLeader #SenateMinorityLeader #SusanCollins
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https://www.europesays.com/news/23379/ Restless Democratic voters are challenging the party establishment #2026Elections #AbdulElSayed #AllisonBiasotti #BernadetteBreslin #BernieSanders #CharlesSchumer #DonaldTrump #elections #FaizShakir #GovernmentAndPolitics #Headlines #JanetMills #JoeBiden #KamalaHarris #LisSmith #Maine #MattBennett #MEStateWire #Michigan #Minnesota #News #NorthCarolina #SusanCollins #TopStories #USDemocraticParty #USRepublicanParty #UnitedStatesSenate #vermont
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https://www.europesays.com/people/53101/ Step off, Chuck! Democrats stunningly warn Schumer to stay out of races after Maine Mills meltdown #ChuckSchumer #DemocraticSenateCandidate #democrats #DonaldTrump #GovernorOfMaine #GrahamPlatner #JanetMills #MajorityLeader #SenateMinorityLeader #SusanCollins
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Mills Faces Primary Gauntlet for Senate Seat
Maine Governor Janet Mills faces a primary challenge from Graham Platner for the Democratic Senate nomination. Who will run against Susan Collins?
#MainePolitics, #JanetMills, #GrahamPlatner, #SenateRace, #Election2026
https://newsletter.tf/maine-governor-janet-mills-primary-challenge-senate/
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Governor Janet Mills is facing a primary challenge for the Senate seat. Recent polls show challenger Graham Platner may have an edge among Democratic voters.
#MainePolitics, #JanetMills, #GrahamPlatner, #SenateRace, #Election2026
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https://www.europesays.com/people/52678/ Exclusive: Graham Platner Signals Peace with Chuck Schumer in Maine US Senate Fight #BreakingNews #ChuckSchumer #democrats #GrahamPlatner #JanetMills #KirstenGillibrand #maine #MidtermElections #SusanCollins #USSenate
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Bangor Daily News: Maine Legislature fails to reverse Janet Mills’ veto of data center ban . “Maine lawmakers on Wednesday failed to override Gov. Janet Mills’ contentious veto of a measure that would have made the state the first in the U.S. to temporarily bar development of large data centers.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/01/bangor-daily-news-maine-legislature-fails-to-reverse-janet-mills-veto-of-data-center-ban/ -
Bangor Daily News: Maine Legislature fails to reverse Janet Mills’ veto of data center ban . “Maine lawmakers on Wednesday failed to override Gov. Janet Mills’ contentious veto of a measure that would have made the state the first in the U.S. to temporarily bar development of large data centers.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/01/bangor-daily-news-maine-legislature-fails-to-reverse-janet-mills-veto-of-data-center-ban/ -
Bangor Daily News: Maine Legislature fails to reverse Janet Mills’ veto of data center ban . “Maine lawmakers on Wednesday failed to override Gov. Janet Mills’ contentious veto of a measure that would have made the state the first in the U.S. to temporarily bar development of large data centers.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/01/bangor-daily-news-maine-legislature-fails-to-reverse-janet-mills-veto-of-data-center-ban/ -
Bangor Daily News: Maine Legislature fails to reverse Janet Mills’ veto of data center ban . “Maine lawmakers on Wednesday failed to override Gov. Janet Mills’ contentious veto of a measure that would have made the state the first in the U.S. to temporarily bar development of large data centers.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/01/bangor-daily-news-maine-legislature-fails-to-reverse-janet-mills-veto-of-data-center-ban/ -
Bangor Daily News: Maine Legislature fails to reverse Janet Mills’ veto of data center ban . “Maine lawmakers on Wednesday failed to override Gov. Janet Mills’ contentious veto of a measure that would have made the state the first in the U.S. to temporarily bar development of large data centers.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/01/bangor-daily-news-maine-legislature-fails-to-reverse-janet-mills-veto-of-data-center-ban/ -
https://www.europesays.com/news/22730/ Maine Gov. Janet Mills drops her Democratic US Senate bid #2026Elections #AbdulElSayed #BernieSanders #CampaignFinance #CharlesSchumer #DonaldTrump #elections #ElizabethWarren #Headlines #JanetMills #JohnThune #KirstenGillibrand #Maine #MartinHeinrich #MEStateWire #News #Politics #RubenGallego #SenateElections #SusanCollins #TattoosAndPiercings #TopStories #USDemocraticParty #USRepublicanParty #UnitedStatesGovernment #UnitedStatesSenate
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Janet Mills suspends Senate candidacy #maine #janetmills #Grahamplantner #susancollins #cartoon #gregkearney #kearney
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Janet Mills suspends Senate candidacy #maine #janetmills #Grahamplantner #susancollins #cartoon #gregkearney #kearney
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@MusiqueNow #JanetMills doesn't give a crap about #Mainers! And now she has quit the race. Good riddance!
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Term-limited Governor Janet Mills has ended her campaign to become Senator of Maine. Recent polls put Graham Platner at 55% and Mills at 28%.
#JanetMills #Maine #Senator #SusanCollins #Senate #race #GrahamPlatner #progressive #Democrat #fundraising
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5856803-janet-mills-suspends-senate-bid-maine/ -
WHAT A FUCKING IDIOT!😡😤
Gov Dumbass of #Maine #JanetMills VETOES statewidw moratorium on #AIDataCenters
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Oh, and of course, I knew once #AmazonCorp announced plans to build a warehouse in #GorhamME, the #GorhamConnector would rear its ugly head again... And even though #JanetMills' brother #PeterMills is no longer in charge of #MDOT doesn't mean the new director won't be pushing this... Instead of a light rail system or rapid bus transit on the existing roads (and / or safer bike lanes. I knew friends who used to bike from Gorham to Portland, but it got too dangerous because of a lack of dedicated bike lanes and speeders).
#MDOT will launch new examination of traffic issues west of Portland
The state study will focus on Gorham, #ScarboroughME, #SouthPortlandME and #WestbrookME.
Robert Lowell, April 22, 2026
Excerpt: "The announcement of the new study comes just days before Amazon goes to the Gorham Planning Board on May 4, seeking approval for a warehouse and distribution center on Main Street (Route 25). Traffic will likely be one issue fueling concerns about the Amazon project.
"The study also comes in the aftermath of plans the Maine Turnpike Authority shelved last year for a four-lane toll road connector to Gorham. The connector was aimed at reducing commuter rush-hour traffic in the routes 22 and 114 commuter corridor [which the #Maine Legislature failed to make go away!]
"A connector would have linked the roundabout at South Street (Route 114) and the southerly end of Gorham’s Bernard Rines Bypass with the turnpike’s Exit 45 in South Portland. The connector proposal was met with a public outcry because it called for cutting a swath through #SmilingHillFarm in #WestbrookME."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/Rh3bH#MainePol #InducedSprawl #Maine #RuralLife #SaveTheFarms #SaveRedBrook #MainersForSmarterTransportation #Maine #MaineNews #GorhamBypass #GorhamSpur #Maine #RapidTransit #SaveTheFarms #ProtectTheForest #InducedDemand #Sprawl #SaveRedBrook #ProtectTheWetlands #BrookTrout #SaveTheForest #Wildlife #HuskyLine #RapidBusTransit
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Oh, and of course, I knew once #AmazonCorp announced plans to build a warehouse in #GorhamME, the #GorhamConnector would rear its ugly head again... And even though #JanetMills' brother #PeterMills is no longer in charge of #MDOT doesn't mean the new director won't be pushing this... Instead of a light rail system or rapid bus transit on the existing roads (and / or safer bike lanes. I knew friends who used to bike from Gorham to Portland, but it got too dangerous because of a lack of dedicated bike lanes and speeders).
#MDOT will launch new examination of traffic issues west of Portland
The state study will focus on Gorham, #ScarboroughME, #SouthPortlandME and #WestbrookME.
Robert Lowell, April 22, 2026
Excerpt: "The announcement of the new study comes just days before Amazon goes to the Gorham Planning Board on May 4, seeking approval for a warehouse and distribution center on Main Street (Route 25). Traffic will likely be one issue fueling concerns about the Amazon project.
"The study also comes in the aftermath of plans the Maine Turnpike Authority shelved last year for a four-lane toll road connector to Gorham. The connector was aimed at reducing commuter rush-hour traffic in the routes 22 and 114 commuter corridor [which the #Maine Legislature failed to make go away!]
"A connector would have linked the roundabout at South Street (Route 114) and the southerly end of Gorham’s Bernard Rines Bypass with the turnpike’s Exit 45 in South Portland. The connector proposal was met with a public outcry because it called for cutting a swath through #SmilingHillFarm in #WestbrookME."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/Rh3bH#MainePol #InducedSprawl #Maine #RuralLife #SaveTheFarms #SaveRedBrook #MainersForSmarterTransportation #Maine #MaineNews #GorhamBypass #GorhamSpur #Maine #RapidTransit #SaveTheFarms #ProtectTheForest #InducedDemand #Sprawl #SaveRedBrook #ProtectTheWetlands #BrookTrout #SaveTheForest #Wildlife #HuskyLine #RapidBusTransit
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Oh, and of course, I knew once #AmazonCorp announced plans to build a warehouse in #GorhamME, the #GorhamConnector would rear its ugly head again... And even though #JanetMills' brother #PeterMills is no longer in charge of #MDOT doesn't mean the new director won't be pushing this... Instead of a light rail system or rapid bus transit on the existing roads (and / or safer bike lanes. I knew friends who used to bike from Gorham to Portland, but it got too dangerous because of a lack of dedicated bike lanes and speeders).
#MDOT will launch new examination of traffic issues west of Portland
The state study will focus on Gorham, #ScarboroughME, #SouthPortlandME and #WestbrookME.
Robert Lowell, April 22, 2026
Excerpt: "The announcement of the new study comes just days before Amazon goes to the Gorham Planning Board on May 4, seeking approval for a warehouse and distribution center on Main Street (Route 25). Traffic will likely be one issue fueling concerns about the Amazon project.
"The study also comes in the aftermath of plans the Maine Turnpike Authority shelved last year for a four-lane toll road connector to Gorham. The connector was aimed at reducing commuter rush-hour traffic in the routes 22 and 114 commuter corridor [which the #Maine Legislature failed to make go away!]
"A connector would have linked the roundabout at South Street (Route 114) and the southerly end of Gorham’s Bernard Rines Bypass with the turnpike’s Exit 45 in South Portland. The connector proposal was met with a public outcry because it called for cutting a swath through #SmilingHillFarm in #WestbrookME."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/Rh3bH#MainePol #InducedSprawl #Maine #RuralLife #SaveTheFarms #SaveRedBrook #MainersForSmarterTransportation #Maine #MaineNews #GorhamBypass #GorhamSpur #Maine #RapidTransit #SaveTheFarms #ProtectTheForest #InducedDemand #Sprawl #SaveRedBrook #ProtectTheWetlands #BrookTrout #SaveTheForest #Wildlife #HuskyLine #RapidBusTransit
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Oh, and of course, I knew once #AmazonCorp announced plans to build a warehouse in #GorhamME, the #GorhamConnector would rear its ugly head again... And even though #JanetMills' brother #PeterMills is no longer in charge of #MDOT doesn't mean the new director won't be pushing this... Instead of a light rail system or rapid bus transit on the existing roads (and / or safer bike lanes. I knew friends who used to bike from Gorham to Portland, but it got too dangerous because of a lack of dedicated bike lanes and speeders).
#MDOT will launch new examination of traffic issues west of Portland
The state study will focus on Gorham, #ScarboroughME, #SouthPortlandME and #WestbrookME.
Robert Lowell, April 22, 2026
Excerpt: "The announcement of the new study comes just days before Amazon goes to the Gorham Planning Board on May 4, seeking approval for a warehouse and distribution center on Main Street (Route 25). Traffic will likely be one issue fueling concerns about the Amazon project.
"The study also comes in the aftermath of plans the Maine Turnpike Authority shelved last year for a four-lane toll road connector to Gorham. The connector was aimed at reducing commuter rush-hour traffic in the routes 22 and 114 commuter corridor [which the #Maine Legislature failed to make go away!]
"A connector would have linked the roundabout at South Street (Route 114) and the southerly end of Gorham’s Bernard Rines Bypass with the turnpike’s Exit 45 in South Portland. The connector proposal was met with a public outcry because it called for cutting a swath through #SmilingHillFarm in #WestbrookME."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/Rh3bH#MainePol #InducedSprawl #Maine #RuralLife #SaveTheFarms #SaveRedBrook #MainersForSmarterTransportation #Maine #MaineNews #GorhamBypass #GorhamSpur #Maine #RapidTransit #SaveTheFarms #ProtectTheForest #InducedDemand #Sprawl #SaveRedBrook #ProtectTheWetlands #BrookTrout #SaveTheForest #Wildlife #HuskyLine #RapidBusTransit
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Oh, and of course, I knew once #AmazonCorp announced plans to build a warehouse in #GorhamME, the #GorhamConnector would rear its ugly head again... And even though #JanetMills' brother #PeterMills is no longer in charge of #MDOT doesn't mean the new director won't be pushing this... Instead of a light rail system or rapid bus transit on the existing roads (and / or safer bike lanes. I knew friends who used to bike from Gorham to Portland, but it got too dangerous because of a lack of dedicated bike lanes and speeders).
#MDOT will launch new examination of traffic issues west of Portland
The state study will focus on Gorham, #ScarboroughME, #SouthPortlandME and #WestbrookME.
Robert Lowell, April 22, 2026
Excerpt: "The announcement of the new study comes just days before Amazon goes to the Gorham Planning Board on May 4, seeking approval for a warehouse and distribution center on Main Street (Route 25). Traffic will likely be one issue fueling concerns about the Amazon project.
"The study also comes in the aftermath of plans the Maine Turnpike Authority shelved last year for a four-lane toll road connector to Gorham. The connector was aimed at reducing commuter rush-hour traffic in the routes 22 and 114 commuter corridor [which the #Maine Legislature failed to make go away!]
"A connector would have linked the roundabout at South Street (Route 114) and the southerly end of Gorham’s Bernard Rines Bypass with the turnpike’s Exit 45 in South Portland. The connector proposal was met with a public outcry because it called for cutting a swath through #SmilingHillFarm in #WestbrookME."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/Rh3bH#MainePol #InducedSprawl #Maine #RuralLife #SaveTheFarms #SaveRedBrook #MainersForSmarterTransportation #Maine #MaineNews #GorhamBypass #GorhamSpur #Maine #RapidTransit #SaveTheFarms #ProtectTheForest #InducedDemand #Sprawl #SaveRedBrook #ProtectTheWetlands #BrookTrout #SaveTheForest #Wildlife #HuskyLine #RapidBusTransit
