PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 29, 2026
Lawmakers in the Maine House of Representatives failed to secure the necessary two-thirds majority to overturn Gov. Janet Mills veto of a bill that would have been the country’s first statewide pause on large data center development. Wednesday’s potential votes in the House and Senate marked the last glimmer of hope for the long-debated measure after the governor rejected it late last week. The measure would have prohibited new permits from being issued for data center projects of at least 20 megawatts. Though a majority of members voted to overturn the veto, the total fell short of the two-thirds threshold required.