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Government & Politics

  • Regulatory fairness board prepares final report

    December 17, 2012

    A state board formed to address perceived regulatory problems for businesses will meet Thursday to consider what recommendations it should send to Gov. Paul LePage and the new Legislature in January.

    December 17, 2012

  • State, union return to bargaining

    December 17, 2012

    The state and the Maine State Employees Association this week will return to negotiations over a collective bargaining pact that expired 18 months ago.

    December 17, 2012

  • Snowe bids farewell as new delegation settles in

    December 14, 2012

    As outgoing U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe delivered her farewell address Thursday after a 34-year congressional career, Maine's incoming federal lawmakers announced the committees they will join after the new year.

    December 14, 2012

  • Auburn-Lewiston airport expansion complete

    December 14, 2012

    A nearly $1 million expansion at the Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport officially opened its doors on Thursday.

    December 14, 2012

  • Pharmacy robberies drive Rite-Aid to hire help

    December 14, 2012

    Rite Aid pharmacies in the Bangor area have hired security staff to address an increasing number of pharmacy robberies, according to the Bangor Dai

    December 14, 2012

  • State 'C-SPAN' OK'd; Capitol News Service closes

    December 14, 2012

    State officials have approved a six-month pilot for a new public broadcasting channel dedicated to coverage of the State House.

    December 14, 2012

  • Maine bottom in Forbes rank for third time

    December 13, 2012

    Forbes magazine has again ranked Maine last in its list of the best states for business.

    December 13, 2012

  • UMaine project gets $4M offshore wind grant

    December 13, 2012

    The federal Department of Energy will provide up to $4 million to an offshore wind project at the University of Maine.

    December 13, 2012

  • Idexx reaches fairness pact with FTC

    December 13, 2012

    Westbrook-based Idexx Laboratories has come to an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission to end an investigation into allegations that the company engaged in unfair methods of competition.

    December 13, 2012

  • Quimby withdraws national park plan

    December 12, 2012

    Philanthropist Roxanne Quimby's family foundation has withdrawn its proposal for a 70,000-acre national park adjacent to Baxter State Park.

    December 12, 2012

  • Study: Maine infrastructure gets C-minus, again

    December 11, 2012

    A five-year study by a state civil engineers organization has given Maine a below average grade for its infrastructure, citing "marginal improvements" since the study was last done in 2008.

    December 11, 2012

  • Feds fund ME container ship design

    December 11, 2012

    A federal grant could help the Maine Port Authority restore regular container cargo operations.

    December 11, 2012

  • Legislature to revisit state bank proposal

    December 11, 2012

    Two state lawmakers are putting forward another effort to set up a state bank in Maine that they say would make more credit available to small businesses.

    December 11, 2012

  • Feds to buy $16M in Maine blueberries

    December 10, 2012

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture will give a $16 million boost to Maine's blueberry industry, buying the fruit for federal food programs.

    December 10, 2012

  • UMF professor urges sustainable forestry

    Morgan Palmer December 10, 2012

    Andrew Barton, a professor of biology at the University of Maine at Farmington, recently published “The Changing Nature of Maine's Woods,” a book detailing the dynamic nature of forests in Maine and the factors that might shape how they look in th

    Morgan Palmer December 10, 2012

  • MRRA efforts draw national praise

    James McCarthy December 10, 2012

    Of the 25 major military bases closed by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission in 2005, redevelopment efforts at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station are far and away the most advanced.

    James McCarthy December 10, 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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