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Government & Politics

  • Bangor Chamber: Expand Medicaid in Maine

    March 25, 2013

    The Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce has endorsed the acceptance of federal money to expand Medicaid in Maine under the Affordable Care Act.

    March 25, 2013

  • Panel: Raise minimum wage to $9 by 2016

    March 25, 2013

    A legislative committee voted 8-5 Friday, along party lines, to support a bill that would raise the state's minimum wage, in stages, to $9 an hour by 2016.

    March 25, 2013

  • DEP wind denial reversed in 'precedent-setting' vote

    March 22, 2013

    A 14-turbine wind power project at Passadumkeag Mountain on Thursday successfully appealed a permit denial from the Department of Environmental Protection, giving new life to the project that DEP officials said would disrupt the scenic aspects of

    March 22, 2013

  • Home sales dip 5% in February

    March 22, 2013

    Maine real estate agents in February sold 5% fewer single-family homes over the same period last year, marking the first year-over-year decline in sales volume in months.

    March 22, 2013

  • Developer eyes $27M in former base projects

    March 22, 2013

    Topsham-based developer Jim Howard has announced plans for $27 million in new projects at Brunswick Landing, the former Brunswick Naval Air Station.

    March 22, 2013

  • LePage unveils $100M bond package

    March 21, 2013

    Gov. Paul LePage today introduced a $100 million transportation bond package that aims to push legislators to pass a plan to pay $186 million in debt to the state's hospitals.

    March 21, 2013

  • Lucrative elver haul sparks rush on licenses

    March 21, 2013

    Fishermen are expecting continuing high prices from nighttime harvests of baby eels, or elvers, from Maine's rivers in the 10-week season that starts tomorrow at noon.

    March 21, 2013

  • Year-end fed budget could boost defense work

    March 21, 2013

    Washington lawmakers are expected to pass a resolution today that finances federal spending through the end of this fiscal year, which includes appropriations for the Department of Defense and the U.S.

    March 21, 2013

  • Tax committee to hear 'Buffett Rule' bill

    March 21, 2013

    The Legislature's House Democratic leader is trumpeting a bill that would raise the tax rate on those earning over $250,000 by 1 cent, which its sponsor says would raise $200 million for the state in its first two years.

    March 21, 2013

  • ME requests 10-year funding for Medicaid expansion

    March 20, 2013

    The LePage administration on Wednesday made clear its stance on expanding Medicaid in Maine: only if there's more federal funding for the effort.

    March 20, 2013

  • Settlement clears charity run founder

    March 20, 2013

    A settlement has cleared allegations of financial mismanagement by the founder of an Ogunquit-to-Portland charity run, called Run for the Fallen Maine.

    March 20, 2013

  • UMS, faculty seek contract intervention

    March 20, 2013

    The University of Maine System and its faculty union are seeking state intervention in a contract negotiation process that has gone unresolved for more than two years.

    March 20, 2013

  • NE grid chief says more natural gas capacity needed

    March 20, 2013

    The head of New England's power grid told national leaders that a growing dependence on natural gas, combined with constraints on natural gas pipelines in the region, poses a threat to reliable electricity service.

    March 20, 2013

  • Environmental groups seek 7-week dam shutdown

    March 20, 2013

    Environment Maine and Friends of Merrymeeting Bay are seeking legal action to temporarily shut down four hydroelectric dams they say are killing large numbers of young endangered Atlantic salmon.

    March 20, 2013

  • Shipyard workers to rally against cuts

    March 20, 2013

    Workers at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery are scheduled to rally Thursday against federal cuts that would require them to take 22 unpaid furlough days this year.

    March 20, 2013

  • Fed cuts delay full Acadia opening by a month

    March 20, 2013

    Acadia National Park, which generated $186 million in visitor spending in 2011, will open one month later this spring because of federal budget cuts.

    March 20, 2013

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Today's Poll

Does cruise ship season help your business?
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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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