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Portland, Maine experienced its highest recorded sea level ever. Businesses experienced limited flooding. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills declared a state of civil emergency on Jan. 11. It triggered a Portland hazard pay statute, requiring businesses to pay employees at least one-and-a-half times the minimum wage.