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Government & Politics
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Bar Harbor proposes dockside passenger counts to enforce stringent cruise ship limits
Updated: November 15, 2023A proposal calls for stationing an official at the tender dock to count cruise ship passengers and enforce a 1,000-per-day limit in 2024.
Updated: November 15, 2023
FocusMaine co-founder named group's next president
Updated: November 15, 2023Andrea Cianchette Maker, who previously chaired Pierce Atwood's government relations practice before her retirement in 2021, succeeds Dana O'Brien.
Updated: November 15, 2023
$201K federal grant will help Downeast communities weather climate change
November 10, 2023The Island Institute will hire more fellows to help communities establish climate change plans and energy efficiency programs.
November 10, 2023
5 Portland businesses to be honored by city in return of annual awards
November 9, 2023The city of Portland's Annual Business Awards will return next week after a four-year hiatus. Winners range from a nonprofit to one of the state's largest health care providers.
November 9, 2023
Presque Isle looks to improve safety, ease traffic with downtown redesign
November 9, 2023The Aroostook County city looks to address issues like narrow parking spaces, confusing roadways and poorly marked sidewalks. It will also account for Amish horse-and-carriage traffic.
November 9, 2023
Takeover of CMP, Versant overwhelmingly rejected by Maine voters on Tuesday
November 8, 2023Question 3 asked if the state should buy out Central Maine Power and Versant Power and replace them with a public utility, Pine Tree Power. After a contentious campaign, more than two-thirds of voters said no.
November 8, 2023
14 central Maine businesses receive grants for pandemic recovery
November 8, 2023For one grantee, the support has enabled the business to increase inventory, propel expansion, and “cultivate a welcoming community environment.”
November 8, 2023
Bill would help gauge Maine snowpack in wake of climate change
November 8, 2023The Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Act would establish a regional network of snow and water monitoring stations to better track mountain snow accumulation and precipitation rates
November 8, 2023
Feuding over family leave: Businesses fear bigger staffing headaches under Maine’s new law
Updated: November 13, 2023The newly enacted law is being called one of the country’s broadest and most generous paid family and medical leave programs.
Updated: November 13, 2023
$2M in federal relief offered for businesses affected by Lewiston tragedy
November 7, 2023Small businesses, agricultural cooperatives, aquaculture businesses and nonprofits in six counties can apply for low-interest emergency loans from the Small Business Administration.
November 7, 2023Maine highway drivers will catch a break in this breakdown lane, thanks to $9.4M project
November 2, 2023Maine and New Hampshire are now testing an electronic sign system to help relieve traffic congestion along Interstate 95 and the Piscataqua River Bridge between the two states.
November 2, 2023
'Stay strong, City of Lewiston': Mass shootings put Maine on edge
October 26, 2023Maine Medical Center in Portland and other MaineHealth hospitals have closed their campuses to non-hospital personnel and non-patients until further notice, while a number of businesses and schools are closed Thursday.
October 26, 2023
Maine wins designation as a federal 'Tech Hub' for forest bioproducts
October 24, 2023Maine has been designated a federal Forest Bioproducts Tech Hub and could receive $50 million to $70 million to develop the state's forest bioproducts sector.
October 24, 2023
Amid financial losses, Portland Fish Exchange may fold into pier authority
October 23, 2023The exchange, which functions as an auction house for landings of southern Maine groundfish, has already had to turn to the Portland Fish Authority for financial help.
October 23, 2023
Regulators not ready to call time on Maine's iconic 207 area code
Updated: October 23, 2023The Maine Public Utilities Commission has been monitoring the status of the area code closely for several years. At one time, it was predicted that phone numbers with the distinctive digits would be exhausted by 2025.
Updated: October 23, 2023Maine unemployment rate edges up in September
Updated: October 23, 2023The state's jobless rate has been below 4% for 22 consecutive months, the third-longest period of such low rates.
Updated: October 23, 2023
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