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Government & Politics

  • Growth report eyes Maine strengths, challenges

    March 7, 2013

    The latest annual report from the Maine Economic Growth Council gives Maine high marks on two economic indicators while five were flagged as concerns.

    March 7, 2013

  • Labor department warns of job scam

    March 6, 2013

    State officials are warning Maine workers about a scam that attempts to gain personal information by offering job hunt help.

    March 6, 2013

  • Michaud urges jobs provision in T-Mobile merger

    March 6, 2013

    U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud and 61 other members of Congress have asked the Federal Communications Commission to guard U.S. jobs as they consider a pending acquisition by T-Mobile, which employs 500 Maine workers at a call center in Oakland.

    March 6, 2013

  • 28 Vt. communities join no tar sands call

    March 6, 2013

    Over two dozen Vermont communities voiced opposition to any plan that would transport tar sands oil south from Canada through a pipeline that ends in South Portland.

    March 6, 2013

  • Province to reopen Maine-N.S. ferry service bids

    March 6, 2013

    Neither bid to restart a ferry service between Portland and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, won the approval of officials in that Canadian province, prompting the reopening of bidding for a $21 million provincial subsidy to restart the service.

    March 6, 2013

  • New Gloucester toll plaza to get high-speed lane

    March 5, 2013

    The Maine Turnpike Authority announced today that, starting April 1, a high-speed lane will be added to traffic in both directions at its New Gloucester toll plaza.

    March 5, 2013

  • Third community opposes tar sands pipeline

    March 5, 2013

    Residents of Waterford on Monday became the third community in the state to oppose the possible reversal of a Montreal-to-South Portland crude oil pipeline that is needed to transport Canadian tar sands south.

    March 5, 2013

  • Michaud open to run for Blaine House

    March 5, 2013

    U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud said he's considering a run for governor in Maine, further crowding the list of potential Democratic Party contenders.

    March 5, 2013

  • Looming patent changes prompt push to file

    Matt Dodge March 5, 2013

    A change to U.S. patent law coming this month has some Maine companies and inventors scrambling to file under the current system, which patent law authorities in the state say is a more forgiving process.

    Matt Dodge March 5, 2013

  • Hall named permanent CEO of Portland Chamber

    March 4, 2013

    Chris Hall has been named CEO of the Portland Regional Chamber, one of the state's largest, following a national search that netted 85 applicants.

    March 4, 2013

  • Aroostook 'empowerment zone' incentives on hold

    March 4, 2013

    The fiscal cliff deal inked in January extended a program giving some Aroostook County businesses incentives for hiring local workers, but county officials say the extension has not made funds immediately available.

    March 4, 2013

  • LePage: Veto ink to run until hospital payment done

    March 4, 2013

    Gov. Paul LePage created waves in Augusta after saying he will veto most bills that cross his desk until legislation to repay the state's Medicaid hospital debt is passed.

    March 4, 2013

  • Flowers set to get Hostess breads, Biddeford bakery

    March 4, 2013

    Flowers Foods Inc. has been selected as the high bidder on six Hostess bread brands and 20 of the bankrupt company's bakeries, including a plant in Biddeford.

    March 4, 2013

  • FabLab aims to boost Maine manufacturing

    Lori Valigra March 4, 2013

    Sarah Boisvert wants to stem the tide of young people leaving Maine to find work by transplanting a concept from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology called the FabLab, a facility where students of all ages can use sophisticated equipment to

    Lori Valigra March 4, 2013

  • Seed capital tax credit program hits its cap

    James McCarthy March 4, 2013

    Josh Davis, co-founder of The Gelato Fiasco, is a big fan of Maine's Seed Capital Tax Credit Program, which his company tapped in 2012 for almost $600,000 in startup capital to expand its wholesale operations into new grocery chains and other reta

    James McCarthy March 4, 2013

  • Politics & Co.

    Darren Fishell March 4, 2013

    After a $153 million interim budget to cover revenue shortfalls sailed through the Legislature with nearly unanimous support, the appropriations committee is expected to take up Gov.

    Darren Fishell March 4, 2013

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The federal government shut down at midnight on Oct. 1 over a budget stalemate. The standoff in Washington comes on top of changing policies on tariffs and trade.

The shutdown curtailed the release of monthly reports on the country's trade balance, consumer prices, retail sales and producer price. In Maine, much of the Acadia National Park staff was put on furlough, though roads and campgrounds were still accessible. 

The last shutdown stretched over 35 days from Dec. 22, 2018, to Jan. 25, 2019.

A shutdown of less than two weeks is "unlikely to have a material impact on the economy or household finances," the president of a Maine credit union told Mainebiz last week.

But there's growing anxiety over how a protracted shutdown would effect the economy.

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