John Butera, who most recently had been a VP and commercial loan officer at Skowhegan Savings Bank, has been selected to head rural development for the USDA in Maine.
Gov. Janet Mills wins a second term as governor over Paul LePage, while U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree will return to Washington to represent the state's 1st District. In the 2nd Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden retains a thin lead over challenger Bruce Poliquin.
The 2022 report spells out six goals and 15 recommendations for state policy in the coming years. This year's edition was released Thursday by the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, Maine Development Foundation and Educate Maine.
At a time of national political tension, the nonpartisan National Governors Association will taste the best of Maine during the annual summer meeting this week.
A coalition of 13 organizations has called on the Legislature to increase revenues by $400 million a year to undo years of underfunding and a tax code that favors higher-income residents, which have had a disproportionate income on the state's poor and nonwhite residents.