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Government & Politics

  • Departing AG named to LePage policy office

    January 8, 2013

    Gov. Paul LePage on Monday named outgoing Attorney General William Schneider as the first deputy director of a new advisory office the Legislature created last year.

    January 8, 2013

  • LePage bill would nix charter school cap

    January 7, 2013

    As the number of Maine charter schools continues to grow, Gov. Paul LePage has begun work on legislation to remove a cap that says only 10 can open in the next decade.

    January 7, 2013

  • Searsport citizens stage fuel tank protest

    January 7, 2013

    Prior to final public hearings next week, over 100 Searsport residents gathered for a demonstration Saturday to protest a proposal for a 23-million gallon liquid propane tank.

    January 7, 2013

  • New constitutional officers assume posts today

    January 7, 2013

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    January 7, 2013

  • $10.8M MaineGeneral project poised for bids

    January 7, 2013

    Bidding on a $10.8 million infrastructure improvement project at MaineGeneral Medical Center is set to open at the end of the month.

    January 7, 2013

  • Lobster haul hits peak as prices scrape bottom

    January 7, 2013

    Preliminary figures show Maine's lobster industry took in a record-breaking catch in 2012, but an 18-year low in dock prices tempered the benefit of the haul.

    January 7, 2013

  • What Yarmouth's Independent lawmaker sees ahead

    Douglas Rooks January 7, 2013

    Dick Woodbury, an Independent from Yarmouth who's been elected to three legislative terms in the House and two in the Senate, is now settling into his most recent Senate committee assignments: Insurance and Financial Services, and Marine Resources

    Douglas Rooks January 7, 2013

  • Gay marriage law fuels new startups

    Derek Rice January 7, 2013

    Maine companies are lining up to take advantage of the state's new same-sex marriage law, a change that some observers anticipate will bring $15 million in new wedding spending.

    Derek Rice January 7, 2013

  • Maine ports make headlines in 2012

    Matt Dodge January 7, 2013

    Maine's maritime ports made headlines as 2012 came to a close, with talk of re-establishing ferry service to Canada, a narrowly averted strike and a new budgetary highwater mark for one of Maine's busiest ports. Here's the ebb and flow:

    Matt Dodge January 7, 2013

  • 2 firms battle over Kennebec Valley natural gas market

    Matt Dodge January 7, 2013

    Despite its modest market demographics, the Kennebec Valley has become the site of a showdown between two natural gas providers vying to supply service to the area.

    Matt Dodge January 7, 2013

  • Dubé retires from SBA post

    January 4, 2013

    Maurice "Moe" Dubé, director of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Maine district, retired yesterday after six years at the helm of the federal business assistance agency.

    January 4, 2013

  • CEI vying for $100M in tax credit allotments

    January 4, 2013

    The fiscal cliff deal signed in Washington could give a boost to rural development in Maine.

    January 4, 2013

  • LePage's energy director to retire

    January 3, 2013

    Kenneth Fletcher, the director of the Governor's Energy Office, will step down from his position as the state's top energy official on Monday.

    January 3, 2013

  • LePage seeks permanent aircraft tax exemption

    January 3, 2013

    Gov. Paul LePage's administration hopes to make permanent a sales tax exemption on airplanes and airplane parts that is set to expire in 2015.

    January 3, 2013

  • Feds extend wind tax credit in cliff deal

    January 3, 2013

    Wind projects will have another year to qualify for federal tax credits as part of the fiscal cliff deal reached in Congress on Tuesday.

    January 3, 2013

  • New independent contractor regs take effect

    December 31, 2012

    Maine's Labor Department says the state's new definition of an independent contractor takes effect today.

    December 31, 2012

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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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