Mills skeptical of data privacy bill opposed by businesses
Mills skeptical of data privacy bill opposed by businesses
Publish Date: 2026-03-10 15:01:00
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Gov. Janet Mills poses for a photo with Michelle Littlefield, the co-owner of Third Space Market in Gorham, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. Littlefield was wearing a shirt referencing what Gov. Mills said to President Trump in a video that went viral early last year. (Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer)
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Gov. Janet Mills poses for a photo with Michelle Littlefield, the co-owner of Third Space Market in Gorham, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. Littlefield was wearing a shirt referencing what Gov. Mills said to President Trump in a video that went viral early last year. (Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer)
” data-medium-file=”https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/02/43432799_20260211_Mills_03.jpg?w=300″ data-large-file=”https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/02/43432799_20260211_Mills_03.jpg?w=780″/ Gov. Janet Mills poses for a photo with Michelle Littlefield, the co-owner of Third Space Market in Gorham, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. Littlefield was wearing a shirt referencing what Gov. Mills said to President Trump in a video that went viral early last year. (Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer)
Gov. Janet Mills said Tuesday that she’s skeptical about a strict data privacy bill being debated in the state Legislature that has been met with fierce opposition from the state’s business community.
Speaking to reporters after tapping a maple tree on the Blaine House lawn on a warm, spring-like day, Mills said she was concerned about a recent amendment added by state senators exempting political groups from the rules being proposed for businesses.
“I wasn’t excited about it,” Mills said. “It reflects a problem in the bill itself. If the fix is good enough for the political bodies, then the fix ought to be good enough for the businesses affected as well.”
Mills stopped short of threatening to veto the bill, which is opposed by the Maine State Chamber of…
