Peter Mills answers questions posed by The Northwoods Sporting Journal on Maine outdoor issues including deer habitat restoration, boat registration, Sunday hunting, leadership for the Maine Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and economic development related to the Maine outdoors.
Peter Mills is now airing six new television commercials featuring Maine people and Maine businesses. In “Maine Veterans” the former CEO of Maine Veterans’ Homes, Tim Politis, and Vietnam Veteran Peter Mills remind us that thousands of Mainers are serving overseas . The other five commercials show a cross-section of the Maine economy and Peter Mills’ record of supporting Maine’s varied industries.
Trailer registration rules were costing us, and other small marinas like ours, a lot of money. After getting shut down by all the bureaucrats in Augusta we called Peter Mills on a Sunday night at home. By Tuesday Peter fixed the problem. That’s the kind of problem solver we need to lead Maine.
Jim Libby, former Republican gubernatorial candidate and State Senator from Buxton, introduces Peter Mills at the Republican Convention. Jim is currently a professor and chair of the Business Department at Thomas College.
The Bangor Daily News profiles Peter Mills. The Senator’s reputation at the State House involves a legendary work ethic and a passion for the legislative process. He has near-universal respect from legislators of all stripes.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Peter Mills is conducting a tour of Togus VA Medical Center and Maine Veterans’ Homes. Over the next ten days, Mills will visit the homes in Caribou, Bangor, Augusta and Scarborough to see how the state can better serve the needs of our veterans. Mills fought on Navy destroyers in the Vietnam War and his daughter, Kate, is currently on active duty in the Army.
Peter Mills speech at the Maine State Republican Convention.
You don’t have to attend a Tea Party, tune to talk radio or peruse the Republican party platform to hear people complain about taxes or encroaching government. There is anger — or at least resentment — among many taxpayers, a cynical sense that social services are provided primarily to the un-deserving and that government provides little value to ordinary people.
Small businesses in Maine have a crying need for venture capital — investments of a million dollars or more that will permit a small business to grow, prosper and produce jobs here in Maine. I sponsored and wrote a “Fund of Funds” bill that was signed into law this spring by Governor Baldacci. By guaranteeing part of the return, the state supplies a powerful incentive for the Maine Public Employees Retirement System to attract venture capital into Maine to link up with our targeted technologies.
Peter Mills answers questions from Augusta Insider on education in Maine covering Race to the Top, school funding, charter schools, NWEA testing, and the MEA.
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