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Government & Politics

  • Foresters monitor possible return of spruce budworm

    February 12, 2013

    Maine forestry officials are keeping a careful watch on northern forests to assess whether a harmful pest that caused millions of dollars of losses to the paper industry 40 years ago is returning.

    February 12, 2013

  • WEX takes over state fuel card pact

    February 12, 2013

    The state has awarded South Portland-based WEX Inc. a three-year contract to handle the state's fleet fuel card services.

    February 12, 2013

  • State reviews, revises RFP process

    Darren Fishell February 12, 2013

    The state has new practices in place to evaluate requests for proposals over $3 million that it hopes will clarify bidding on state contracts and reduce the number of appeals of high-value state awards.

    Darren Fishell February 12, 2013

  • Down East magazine expands to Portland

    Matt Dodge February 11, 2013

    Down East magazine, headquartered in Rockport, will soon open a new office for business and editorial operations at Merrill's Wharf in Portland's Old Port.

    Matt Dodge February 11, 2013

  • Chamber scores Portland economy against peers

    February 11, 2013

    The Portland Community Chamber has released its third annual economic scorecard, benchmarking the economy of Maine's biggest city along 32 measures.

    February 11, 2013

  • Mills steps down from SBA helm

    February 11, 2013

    Karen Mills, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration and Maine resident, will step down in May from the post she took on in 2009.

    February 11, 2013

  • Legislature returns to short-term budget trimming

    February 11, 2013

    The Legislature will resume deliberations on an emergency budget package today to deal with a nearly $88 million gap in the state's Medicaid budget and a $35.5 million revenue shortfall.

    February 11, 2013

  • Snowfall breaks records in southern Maine

    February 11, 2013

    The recent blizzard that bombarded Maine set snowfall records in the southern part of the state, knocked out power for thousands and shut down federal mail service for a day throughout New England.

    February 11, 2013

  • Northeast coalition OKs 45% carbon-cap cut

    February 8, 2013

    Maine and the other eight states comprising the Northeast cap-and-trade program Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative have agreed to cap carbon emissions in the region by 45%.

    February 8, 2013

  • Travel halts for storm

    February 8, 2013

    Airlines across the Northeast have canceled over 2,100 flights today and Amtrak has stopped service in the region in preparation for the storm expected to dump up to two feet of snow in parts of New England.

    February 8, 2013

  • Shrimping days increased

    February 8, 2013

    Maine shrimp trawlers have two more days per week to fish after a decision by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Thursday.

    February 8, 2013

  • Delegation pleas for groundfish relief

    February 8, 2013

    Maine's congressional delegation has joined nine other New England representatives to call for federal help for the region's groundfishing industry, according to

    February 8, 2013

  • Project aims to boost ME tech grads

    February 8, 2013

    The business-led coalition Educate Maine has launched a new project with the University of Maine intended to double the number of Maine graduates in computer science and technology fields.

    February 8, 2013

  • Oxford Casino gets embattled DEP permit

    February 7, 2013

    Continued construction at Oxford Casino received state clearance to move ahead after the state's Department of Environmental Protection reissued the casino a construction permit invalidated in 2011 by a Kennebec County Superior Court ruling.

    February 7, 2013

  • Fed pays $81.7M to Maine Yankee

    February 7, 2013

    The federal government has paid $81.7 million to the Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co.

    February 7, 2013

  • Portland boutique hotel gets OK

    February 7, 2013

    A plan to turn the former Portland Press Herald building, built in 1923, into a boutique hotel and restaurant received approval Wednesday from the city's historic preservation board to move ahead.

    February 7, 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 affect the economy.

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