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Government & Politics

  • 3 unions join lawsuit over state pension changes

    October 3, 2012

    Three employees unions will be allowed to sign on to a lawsuit by the Maine Association of Retirees against the state's public pension system over the elimination of cost-of-living adjustments for state employee retirement benefits.

    October 3, 2012

  • State's 2-year budget gap judged at $756 million

    October 3, 2012

    The state's budget bureau has projected a $756-million shortfall in the next two-year budget, but that figure assumes the state will make good on commitments like funding 55% of public education that it has historically avoided.

    October 3, 2012

  • Maine gets $5.6M in federal health care grants

    October 2, 2012

    Four health care groups in Maine will receive over $5.6 million in federal grants to support increased exercise, healthy dieting and decreased tobacco use in rural areas across the state.

    October 2, 2012

  • Madawaska gets $250K to prep for Acadian Congress

    October 2, 2012

    The town of Madawaska will receive $250,000 in federal money to promote tourism and economic development in the region in advance of the 2014 World Acadian Congress set to take place in the region.

    October 2, 2012

  • Biddeford, MERC deal on hold for DEP review

    October 2, 2012

    The state licensing process for expansion of a Casella Waste Systems landfill in Old Town continues to hold up Biddeford's purchase of a local trash-to-energy incinerator, the

    October 2, 2012

  • HUD wants $195K for Section 8 snafu

    October 2, 2012

    The federal government is asking the Maine State Housing Authority to return nearly $200,000 in federal housing assistance payments that it says were used on ineligible housing units.

    October 2, 2012

  • Washington Co. LNG foes file new complaints

    October 1, 2012

    An Eastport group has filed new objections to a proposed $600 million liquefied natural gas terminal in the Washington County community of Robbinston, according to the

    October 1, 2012

  • Rising costs hit Maine's dairy farmers

    October 1, 2012

    Maine dairy farmers are falling on hard times due to high grain prices, bad weather and rising fuel costs.

    October 1, 2012

  • Ballot to include $76M in bond requests

    October 1, 2012

    Maine voters will see nearly $76 million in bond issues on the Nov. 6 ballot, mostly for highways, bridges and other transportation projects.

    October 1, 2012

  • Q&A: State's 1st public access official Brenda Kielty expects complexity

    Darren Fishell October 1, 2012

    Brenda Kielty, a Freeport resident and lawyer, was named the state's first public access ombudsman earlier this year.

    Darren Fishell October 1, 2012

  • Capitol Update | State eyes red ink

    Mal Leary October 1, 2012

    Red ink watchSales tax receipts offTourism sales disappointState sales, individual income and corporate income taxes failed to meet projections in August; overall state revenues were $19 million below estimates.

    Mal Leary October 1, 2012

  • Biocoal project clears last regulatory hurdle

    September 28, 2012

    The region's first torrefied wood facility cleared its last regulatory hurdle this week, paving the way for construction to begin on the $48 million Millinocket facility.

    September 28, 2012

  • State to fight USDA on $2.8M food stamp misstep

    September 28, 2012

    The state plans to appeal a decision that could leave it on the hook for nearly $3 million in wrongfully distributed food stamp benefits to around 70,000 families.

    September 28, 2012

  • Natural gas co. closes Loring pipeline deal

    September 28, 2012

    The Montana-based Gas Natural Inc., which owns Penobscot Natural Gas Co., announced Thursday that it has closed on a $4.5 million lease for the 189-mile Loring pipeline, extending from Searsport to Limestone.

    September 28, 2012

  • State opts for RFP to award liquor contract

    September 28, 2012

    After pushback from lawmakers, the state will use a standard bidding process to award an estimated $378 million contract to manage the state's wholesale liquor distribution.

    September 28, 2012

  • PUC hearings reopen in Oxford, Intrado appeal

    September 27, 2012

    Two bidders for a state emergency communications contract are continuing their complaint to the state's Public Utilities Commission, which awarded the contract to a higher bidder and the current contract holder, Fairpoint Communications, in Januar

    September 27, 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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