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Government & Politics

  • Cianbro picked for bridge repairs

    April 5, 2013

    Cianbro has won a contract to make repairs to the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge, which was

    April 5, 2013

  • Maine Med sues fed over $3M in claims

    April 5, 2013

    Maine Medical Center has filed a lawsuit against U.S.

    April 5, 2013

  • Tanning ban vetoed; Senate drops capital gains tax cut

    April 4, 2013

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    April 4, 2013

  • Canada seeks market price for Bar Harbor terminal

    April 4, 2013

    The Canadian government has decided to seek fair market value in selling a Bar Harbor ferry terminal that it purchased from the state for $1 in 1985.

    April 4, 2013

  • Poll: 75% say recovery lies beyond 2013

    April 4, 2013

    The latest quarterly poll from the Pan Atlantic SMS Group — covering economic and public policy questions — has 75% of re

    April 4, 2013

  • Ducktrap to double capacity at Belfast production plant

    April 3, 2013

    Ducktrap River of Maine plans to hire new workers as it doubles the production capacity for smoked salmon and other smoked seafood products at its Belfast operation.

    April 3, 2013

  • House dumps capital gains tax cut, but boosts EITC

    April 3, 2013

    In two mostly party-line votes, House Democrats led the way on passage of a bill to increase the state-level earned income tax credit and on rejection of a bill to lower the state's capital gains taxes.

    April 3, 2013

  • Senate OKs minimum wage increase

    April 3, 2013

    A bill to raise Maine's minimum wage to $9 by 2016 received Senate support Thursday in a party-line vote, the Kenneb

    April 3, 2013

  • DCP Midstream drops Searsport propane tank plan

    April 3, 2013

    DCP Midstream will withdraw its application for a controversial 22-million-gallon liquid propane storage tank in Searsport.

    April 3, 2013

  • Tanker damage closes bridge up to one month

    April 3, 2013

    A bridge used daily by 14,000 vehicles to cross from Maine to New Hampshire will be closed for two to four weeks for repairs after a 470-foot oil tanker drifted into the structure late Monday.

    April 3, 2013

  • Legislators clash over 'right-to-work' bills

    April 2, 2013

    Maine legislators are again clashing over a proposal to outlaw mandatory union contributions for public employees and workers operating under union contracts.

    April 2, 2013

  • Lucrative elver harvest sparks turf war, fishery concerns

    April 2, 2013

    A turf war has erupted between the Passamaquoddy tribe and state fisheries regulators just a week into the harvesting season for the high-priced translucent baby eels known as elvers.

    April 2, 2013

  • Tanker collision closes Maine-N.H. bridge

    April 2, 2013

    The Sarah Mildred Long Bridge between Maine and New Hampshire will be closed for several days after a 470-foot oil tanker came unmoored and hit the bridge Monday afternoon.

    April 2, 2013

  • DCP Midstream drops Searsport tank plan

    April 1, 2013

    DCP Midstream will withdraw its application for a controversial 22-million gallon-liquid propane storage tank in Searsport.

    April 1, 2013

  • Pot dispensary forming union amid unrest

    April 1, 2013

    Workers at an Auburn-based medical marijuana dispensary are reportedly forming a union in the wake of numerous violations found at the opera

    April 1, 2013

  • High court upholds CMP appeal in $6M injury case

    April 1, 2013

    A Penobscot boatyard could be asked to reimburse Central Maine Power Co. $6 million following a court decision on damages in the 2002 electrocution of a boatyard employee.

    April 1, 2013

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Today's Poll

Does cruise ship season help your business?
Poll Description

Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank

Maine's cruise ship season is in full swing, running from late September through early November. Thousands of passengers are expected to visit Portland, Bar Harbor, Eastport or Rockland.

This week alone, Portland is set to welcome around 16,000 cruise ship passengers.

But as the season ramps up, it's bringing mixed reviews. Some locals brace for the crowds and many business owners say cruise ship visitors don't spend much while in the port. Other business owners argue that, even if cruise ships don't benefit their own coffers, they still benefit the overall economy.

When we asked this question in 2023, Mainebiz respondents, 21% said the visits bring customers and revenue, while only 18% said the visits don't help their business.

More than half of the respondents, 53%, said cruise ships benefit the overall economy.

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