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Government & Politics

  • 16,000 CMP customers still in the dark

    October 31, 2012

    Early Wednesday, Central Maine Power Co. reported that slightly more than 16,000 electricity customers are still without power in the wake of Tropical Storm Sandy.

    October 31, 2012

  • Saco plant gets $28M military deal

    October 31, 2012

    A $28 million federal machine gun contract will support work at the General Dynamics-owned Saco Operations, according to a Tuesday announcement by U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree.

    October 31, 2012

  • Study: MEA's influence middle of the pack

    October 30, 2012

    Maine's teachers union came in near the middle of the pack in a ranking that assesses the union's influence.

    October 30, 2012

  • Maine Natural Gas, MaineGeneral ink 10-year deal

    October 30, 2012

    Maine Natural Gas has announced plans to move ahead on building a pipeline into Augusta to serve MaineGeneral Medical Center in a 10-year agreement.

    October 30, 2012

  • Funding approved for Portland-area transportation work

    October 30, 2012

    A regional transportation network has approved 44 projects in the greater Portland area, allocating $13.6 million across projects in 15 municipalities.

    October 30, 2012

  • State reviews bids on mining rules revision

    October 29, 2012

    State officials are negotiating with an outside contractor to rewrite Maine's metallic mining regulations as part of a debate over mining at Bald Mountain in Aroostook County.

    October 29, 2012

  • Pharma settlement brings $90K to Maine Medicaid

    October 29, 2012

    A national settlement with a Connecticut-based pharmaceutical company will bring nearly $90,000 back to Maine's Medicaid fund.

    October 29, 2012

  • Tech innovators connect at MTI conference

    Lori Valigra October 29, 2012

    An arena in Lewiston buzzed recently, but instead of its usual hockey fans, several hundred entrepreneurs, investors and government officials from inside and outside the state swarmed the Androscoggin Bank Colisée to see the latest biotech, altern

    Lori Valigra October 29, 2012

  • New planning office quiet

    Darren Fishell October 29, 2012

    How the state's new planning agency will meet a Dec. 1 deadline to recommend two consecutive years of $1 million savings to the governor and Legislature is unclear.

    Darren Fishell October 29, 2012

  • Electing to do the right thing

    October 29, 2012

    I happened to share a meal recently with two colleagues who both spent some time working for newspapers after graduating from Georgetown University several decades ago.

    October 29, 2012

  • Capitol Update: Revenue down, tax cuts pledged, tax break report probed

    Mal Leary October 29, 2012

    Revenues further in the red$4.7M drop in expected income taxSales taxes down $943KAfter the first three months of the budget year, state revenues are behind estimates by nearly $27 million, with not a single rev

    Mal Leary October 29, 2012

  • No cheers here for Three Ring Binder

    October 29, 2012

    To the editor:The cacophony celebrating the completion of Three Ring Binder and its supposed impact on high-speed Internet in rural Maine rings pretty hollow to those of us who actually live and try to work in rural Maine.

    October 29, 2012

  • Pineland Farms ups commissary distribution

    October 26, 2012

    New Gloucester-based Pineland Farms has expanded distribution of its Maine cheese to nine more military commissaries across the country.

    October 26, 2012

  • Former foes bring 'Fix the Debt' call to ME

    Darren Fishell October 26, 2012

    A leading Maine Democrat and Republican are heading up the state arm of a national nonpartisan campaign urging congressional leaders to reduce the federal debt.

    Darren Fishell October 26, 2012

  • Judge finds basis for parts of case against McKernan-led firm

    October 25, 2012

    Four charges against a for-profit university previously led by former Maine Gov. John "Jock" McKernan have grounds to move forward after a federal court ruling.

    October 25, 2012

  • Study renews call for road investments

    October 25, 2012

    A new study of Maine's roads has prompted a state transportation organization to renew its call for the state to invest $1.5 billion in infrastructure improvements over the next decade.

    October 25, 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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