Hannah Pingree

Maine's former House speaker, who recently resigned from the Mills administration, will vie against at least three other Democratic candidates in next year’s primary.

Sarah Curran, who has been deputy director of the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, was promoted to director.

“There is no issue we’re working on that the government should solve alone or could solve alone,” Hannah Pingree, director of Maine’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, said at an event in Portland on Thursday.

Work is underway to improve the state’s response, recovery and rebuilding from extreme storms.

GrowSmart Maine, a nonprofit, plans its annual summit for Oct. 21 at the Waterville Opera House.

In a Jan. 30 letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, the lawmakers highlight the increasing number of illegal growing operations they contend are detrimental to Maine businesses that comply with state laws.

The money, from the U.S. Department of Transportation, will be used to install charging ports in 63 cities and towns.

Heat pump installation is one of the state climate plan’s most significant milestones. Over 115,000 new high-efficiency heat pumps have been installed in Maine, surpassing the climate plan’s 2025 goal of 100,000 new heat pumps two years early.

Ryan Fecteau will serve as a senior advisor for community development and strategic development in the Governor's Office of Policy innovation and the Future.

Funding will come from the $200 million Pandemic Assistance to Timber Harvesters and Haulers Program, created by the Loggers Relief Act in 2020.