{"id":356,"date":"2024-05-16T23:13:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T23:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/?page_id=356"},"modified":"2025-09-04T16:14:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T20:14:27","slug":"governor-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2024-scorecard\/governor-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e356-e1 m9w-0 m9w-1 dark\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\" style=\" background-image: url(https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/background-with-logo-1.jpg); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center; background-size: cover;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e356-e2 m9w-4 m9w-5 m9w-6\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e356-e3 m9w-9\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e356-e4 m9w-a m9w-b\"><h1>Legislative Scorecard<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e356-e5 m9w-0 m9w-2\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e356-e6 m9w-4 m9w-5 m9w-7\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e356-e7 m9w-9\"><ul class=\"x-menu-first-level x-menu x-menu-inline e356-e8 m9w-d m9w-e\" data-x-hoverintent=\"{&quot;interval&quot;:50,&quot;timeout&quot;:500,&quot;sensitivity&quot;:9}\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-366\" id=\"menu-item-366\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item m9w-f m9w-g\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2024-scorecard\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">2024 Scorecard<\/span><\/div><i class=\"x-anchor-sub-indicator\" data-x-skip-scroll=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf107;\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-365\" id=\"menu-item-365\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item m9w-f m9w-g\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2024-scorecard\/governor-2024\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Governor<\/span><\/div><i class=\"x-anchor-sub-indicator\" data-x-skip-scroll=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf107;\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-364\" id=\"menu-item-364\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item m9w-f m9w-g\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2024-scorecard\/session-at-a-glance-2024\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Session At a Glance<\/span><\/div><i class=\"x-anchor-sub-indicator\" data-x-skip-scroll=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf107;\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-396\" id=\"menu-item-396\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item m9w-f m9w-g\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2024-scorecard\/special-mentions-2024\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Special Mentions<\/span><\/div><i class=\"x-anchor-sub-indicator\" data-x-skip-scroll=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf107;\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-430\" id=\"menu-item-430\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item m9w-f m9w-g\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2024-scorecard\/faq-2024\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">FAQ<\/span><\/div><i class=\"x-anchor-sub-indicator\" data-x-skip-scroll=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf107;\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-447\" id=\"menu-item-447\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-menu-item m9w-f m9w-g\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2024-scorecard\/about-scorecard-2024\/\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">About<\/span><\/div><i class=\"x-anchor-sub-indicator\" data-x-skip-scroll=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf107;\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e356-e9 m9w-0 m9w-3\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e356-e10 m9w-4 m9w-5 m9w-8\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e356-e11 m9w-9\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e356-e12 m9w-a m9w-c\"><h2>Governor's Score<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-472\" src=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/governor-mills-headshot-2023v2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/governor-mills-headshot-2023v2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/governor-mills-headshot-2023v2-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/governor-mills-headshot-2023v2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>For MPA\u2019s legislative scorecard, we determine the governor\u2019s score by looking at which bills Gov. Janet Mills signed and which bills she vetoed. We do not score based on bills that became law without the governor\u2019s signature, bills that passed but were not funded, or bills that were carried over to a special session which did not take place. These bills do not count for or against the governor. For more information about the legislative session and Gov. Mills\u2019 role in it, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/scorecard\/session-at-a-glance\/\">session at a glance<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #fc4100;\">Gov. Janet Mills\u2019 score for 2024: 67%<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LD 227, Protecting gender-affirming and reproductive health care providers: <em>Signed<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LD 535, Protecting access to gender-affirming care: <em>Signed<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LD 1231, Increasing income tax for the highest-income Mainers (concept bill): <em>Vetoed<\/em> (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/governor\/mills\/sites\/maine.gov.governor.mills\/files\/inline-files\/LD1231veto.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read Gov. Mills\u2019 veto message<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LD 2007, Coming closer to acknowledging Wabanaki sovereignty: <em>Signed<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LD 2086, Banning bump stocks and destroying more forfeited firearms: <em>Vetoed<\/em> (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/governor\/mills\/sites\/maine.gov.governor.mills\/files\/inline-files\/4.29.24_LD%202086%20Veto%20Letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read Gov. Mills\u2019 veto message<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LD 2214, The supplemental budget: <em>Signed<\/em><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LD 2258, A tax credit for the private equity-owned Portland Sea Dogs: <em>Signed<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LD 2266, Allowing for the chance to develop Maine wind power: <em>Language included in signed supplemental budget<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LD 2273: Finally paying farmworkers minimum wage: <em>Vetoed<\/em> (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/governor\/mills\/sites\/maine.gov.governor.mills\/files\/inline-files\/4.23.24_LD%202273%20VL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read Gov. Mills\u2019 veto message<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legislative Scorecard2024 ScorecardGovernorSession At a GlanceSpecial MentionsFAQAboutGovernor&#8217;s Score For MPA\u2019s legislative scorecard, we determine the governor\u2019s score by looking at which bills Gov. Janet Mills signed and which bills she vetoed. We do not score based on bills that became law without the governor\u2019s signature, bills that passed but were not funded, or bills that were carried over to a &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2024-scorecard\/governor-2024\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":352,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-blank-4.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-356","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Governor - Maine People&#039;s Alliance<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mainepeoplesalliance.org\/2024-scorecard\/governor-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Governor - Maine People&#039;s Alliance\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Legislative Scorecard2024 ScorecardGovernorSession At a GlanceSpecial MentionsFAQAboutGovernor&#039;s Score For MPA\u2019s legislative scorecard, we determine the governor\u2019s score by looking at which bills Gov. 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