BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 26, 2023
Last week ended with a fight between Gov. Janet Mills and organized labor over the fate of a crucial offshore wind measure. She is now being pushed and pulled by different interests as a final decision looms. The bill in question began as an initiative from the Democratic governor to change environmental standards in a way that will allow for the development of offshore wind ports. But the Senate passed a version tacking on language from another bill that would require project labor agreements, a type of collective bargaining deal between unions and companies. That led to a veto threat from Mills. Her making good on it would either push the sides toward a compromise or delay things further in the nascent energy sector.