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Government & Politics

  • Data: Portland, Bar Harbor plan more cruise visits in 2013

    January 28, 2013

    Portland is expected to see nearly 15,000 more cruise ship passengers pass through the city in 2013 than it did in 2012.

    January 28, 2013

  • Great Northern Paper gets $50M in financing

    January 28, 2013

    The East Millinocket-based Great Northern Paper mill will receive $50 million in financing, in part from the state's new $250 million New Markets Capital Investment program.

    January 28, 2013

  • UMaine Business Challenge opens systemwide

    January 28, 2013

    The UMaine Business Challenge is now open to contestants throughout the state university system.

    January 28, 2013

  • State logs $3M in insurance recoveries

    January 28, 2013

    The state's Bureau of Insurance recovered over $3 million for Maine residents involved in insurance payment disputes in 2012, according to a

    January 28, 2013

  • Natural gas prices spike this winter

    January 28, 2013

    Natural gas prices have increased sharply this winter as a result of increasing demand and an inadequate distribution infrastructure.

    January 28, 2013

  • BEP bans BPA in baby food

    January 25, 2013

    Maine's Board of Environmental Protection has voted unanimously to ban the chemical bisphenol-A in packaging for baby food and infant formula.

    January 25, 2013

  • PUC OKs Statoil offshore wind pilot

    January 25, 2013

    In a split decision, the Maine Public Utilities Commission voted 2-1 to allow Statoil North America to pursue an offshore wind energy pilot project in the Gulf of Maine.

    January 25, 2013

  • Scam targets business information

    January 24, 2013

    A new scam is targeting Maine business owners, asking for corporate records and a $125 payment they are not required to make.

    January 24, 2013

  • Home sales up 17% for 2012

    January 24, 2013

    December home sales in Maine came in 11.8% higher than the previous year, making a total 17% increase in home sales from last year to 2012.

    January 24, 2013

  • Auburn jail may outsource meals

    January 24, 2013

    The Androscoggin County Jail may outsource meal preparation at the facility that normally houses around 150 inmates.

    January 24, 2013

  • TD Bank extends Bates Mill lease

    January 24, 2013

    TD Bank has extended its lease on offices in Lewiston's Bates Mill out to 2025, negotiating a lease agreement for the space two years ahead of schedule, according to the

    January 24, 2013

  • State hopes to ink liquor contract in 2013

    January 24, 2013

    The state's top liquor official is hoping to renegotiate a contract for liquor distribution that would net the state as much as $30 million annually before the year's end, according to

    January 24, 2013

  • Fitch drops credit rating on Maine bonds

    January 23, 2013

    The credit rating service Fitch Ratings has downgraded its assessment of Maine's state and local bond debt and moved the rating outlook for the state from stable to negative.

    January 23, 2013

  • State names new small business advocate

    January 23, 2013

    Secretary of State Matt Dunlap has hired a new small business advocate, replacing the first person hired to the post by outgoing Republican Secretary of State, Charlie Summers.

    January 23, 2013

  • Bill aims to restore state insurance rate review

    January 22, 2013

    A slate of bills before the new Legislature is aimed at restoring the state's ability to accept or reject rate increases for individual and small-group health insurance policies.

    January 22, 2013

  • Budget hearings under way

    January 22, 2013

    The Legislature's appropriations committee will begin hearings this week on how to straighten out the state's books through the end of the fiscal year, according to The Associated

    January 22, 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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