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Government & Politics

  • Final elver tally: $38M

    March 1, 2013

    Elvers, small translucent eels, were confirmed as Maine's second most lucrative fishery in 2012, generating $38 million in revenue.

    March 1, 2013

  • Bills aim to boost lobster marketing fund, processing

    March 1, 2013

    Maine lawmakers will consider two bills aimed to boost the state's lobster industry.

    March 1, 2013

  • Questions linger over sequester impact

    March 1, 2013

    A slew of automatic federal budget cuts, known as the sequester, go into effect today after Congress failed in two votes Thursday to agree on its own deficit reduction plan. But how soon any impact might be felt in Maine remains uncertain.

    March 1, 2013

  • Bill eyes 30-day deadline for data breaches

    March 1, 2013

    A state committee is eyeing a bill that would set a 30-day deadline for businesses and financial institutions to report data breaches to customers.

    March 1, 2013

  • Mega Life insurance rate change affects 7,000

    February 28, 2013

    Around 7,000 customers of the Texas-based Mega Life and Health Insurance Co. could see changes in their bills starting today, as a new rate change goes into effect.

    February 28, 2013

  • Report: Maine lost 32 manufacturers in 2012

    February 28, 2013

    Maine lost 32 manufacturing companies in the last year, according to surveys by the industrial directory publisher Manufacturers' News Inc.

    February 28, 2013

  • Developer, landowner appeal wind permit rejection

    February 28, 2013

    Passadumkeag Windpark LLC is appealing the rejection of a permit for a 14-turbine wind power installation in Grand Falls Township.

    February 28, 2013

  • Quarantine lingers at Scarborough pet store

    February 28, 2013

    A Scarborough pet store remains under state quarantine after a second puppy tested positive for a potentially life-threatening illness.

    February 28, 2013

  • Italian firm takes stake in Maine Manufacturing

    February 28, 2013

    An Italian manufacturing firm has acquired a majority equity interest in Sanford-based Maine Manufacturing, which recently acquired product lines from GE.

    February 28, 2013

  • Bangor manufacturer lured to N.H.

    February 27, 2013

    A 39-year-old chemical distribution and manufacturing firm founded in Bangor is moving its headquarters to Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth, N.H., a move the company's founder says will lower the company's business costs.

    February 27, 2013

  • Pingree, Michaud lobby against tar sands

    February 27, 2013

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    February 27, 2013

  • Tri-town group OKs Summit natural gas plan

    February 27, 2013

    Three southern Maine towns will voice support to state regulators for a proposal by Summit Natural Gas of Maine to extend natural gas service through Cumberland, Falmouth and Yarmouth.

    February 27, 2013

  • Army Corps of Engineers to dredge Wells Harbor

    February 27, 2013

    The Army Corps of Engineers will dredge Wells Harbor at the end of this year after allocating $3.5 million in federal dollars to the project.

    February 27, 2013

  • Acadia visitor spending tops $186M

    February 27, 2013

    A federal study found Acadia National Park generated just over $186 million in visitor spending during 2011, keeping pace with the park's economic impact in 2010 while the total number of visitors dropped by around 130,000.

    February 27, 2013

  • Report: Wages don't meet need

    February 27, 2013

    A new report by the Maine People's Alliance shows a growing gap between wages and the cost of living in Maine, which lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree is a problem for the state, according to the

    February 27, 2013

  • Retailers: Shoplifting bill will increase crime

    February 27, 2013

    Retailers and the state's retail lobbying group are voicing strong opposition to a proposed law that would raise the threshold for convicting a person of felony shoplifting charges.

    February 27, 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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