By PATRICK WHITTLE and THOMAS BEAUMONT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills will run for the U.S. Senate seat held by veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins next year, two people familiar with Mills’ plans said on Friday.

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