Under Pingree's leadership, GOPIF drove Administration efforts on climate, housing, and economic policy to benefit Maine people and communities
Governor Janet Mills announced today that Hannah Pingree, Director of the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, will depart the Administration on Friday, May 16, 2025. A former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, Pingree has led the governor's policy office since January 2019.
In accordance with a directive from the President, Governor Mills has ordered that the United States and State of Maine flags be lowered to half-staff statewide tomorrow, Thursday, May 15, 2025 in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day. The annual observance, during National Police Week, honors local, state, and federal law enforcement officials who gave their lives in the line of duty. Yesterday, Governor Mills paid tribute to Maine's fallen law enforcement officers at the annual Maine Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Observance in Augusta.
Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement today on the passing of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter: