Gov. Janet Mills said Monday that she's increasingly disturbed by the latest developments from the Trump administration and the Republican-controlled Congress and mulling what she can do about it. The governor's comments come amid speculation that she might challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins next year.
After meeting with local officials at a dinner in Gardiner, Mills appeared to give the strongest signal yet that her prospective campaign for the U.S. Senate might actually happen.
When asked to provide an update about her much-speculated candidacy, the Democrat criticized President Trump's unilateral tariff spree, which she said was driving up the cost of goods and hampering state efforts to increase affordable housing. She also said the president's signature policy law recently enac