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Government & Politics

  • LePage energy boss questions offshore wind plan

    September 17, 2012

    The LePage administration's top energy official is calling for greater state scrutiny of an offshore wind power project proposal, called

    September 17, 2012

  • Seed capital program nears depletion

    Douglas Rooks September 17, 2012

    Quietly and without fanfare, a state program on the books since 1989 has helped bring scarce venture capital to startup manufacturing companies in Maine.

    Douglas Rooks September 17, 2012

  • Capitol Update | Kick the can

    Mal Leary September 17, 2012

    Fed budget battle loomsDelegation laments inactionAgreement details still unknown

    Mal Leary September 17, 2012

  • A Q&A with Jeanne Paquette, the state's new Dept. of Labor boss

    Carol Coultas September 17, 2012

    Jeanne Paquette, the newly appointed Maine Commissioner of Labor, has a formidable background in the private sector.

    Carol Coultas September 17, 2012

  • Feds deny request for early Medicaid cut decision

    September 14, 2012

    A federal court has denied the LePage administration's request for a rush ruling on whether the state government can make around $20 million i

    September 14, 2012

  • Guarding 900 Maine factory jobs 'an uphill battle'

    September 14, 2012

    In a special visit to Norridgewock, U.S.

    September 14, 2012

  • Feds declare fisheries disaster

    September 14, 2012

    The federal government issued a disaster declaration for Northeast fisheries Thursday, a move that is expected to bring around $100 million in federal relief dollars to the region's struggling groundfishing fleets, according to

    September 14, 2012

  • State panel rescinds natural gas contract

    September 13, 2012

    A state bureau has reversed its decision to grant Maine Natural Gas the contract to build a Windsor-to-Augusta natural gas pipeline that would

    September 13, 2012

  • Study: Fed cuts imperil 3K Maine hospital jobs

    September 13, 2012

    Unless Congress can trim the federal budget before across-the-board cuts go into effect next year, Maine's hospitals are set to lose $21 million and nearly 3,000 jobs, a new study contends.

    September 13, 2012

  • Maine job count up in latest figures

    September 12, 2012

    Maine saw growth in jobs from June to July while job openings decreased nationwide, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Labor.

    September 12, 2012

  • LePage 'unhappy' with AG on Can. pharmacy ruling

    September 12, 2012

    Gov. Paul LePage joined a small chorus of legislators Tuesday calling for a "legislative solution" that would allow a Canadian mail-order pharmacy to continue doing business in Maine.

    September 12, 2012

  • AG mulling enforcement against ski resort owner

    September 11, 2012

    The state's attorney general continues to probe allegations that the owner of the defunct Moosehead Resort and ski area near Greenville violated timber harvesting restrictions on 7,000 acres of land purchased from the Bureau of Parks and Lands in

    September 11, 2012

  • New Limington machine shop opens

    September 11, 2012

    A week after a study by the state's labor research agency that saw a 14%

    September 11, 2012

  • AG: Canadian pharmacy can't do business in Maine

    September 10, 2012

    The Canadian mail-order prescription firm CanaRx halted its contracts with the state, one business and the city of Portland in August after a decision by Attorney General William Schneider stated that the foreign business could not be licensed to

    September 10, 2012

  • State names public access official

    September 10, 2012

    The state has named its first public access ombudsman to handle a variety of issues related to Maine's Freedom of Access Act and public records.

    September 10, 2012

  • Dock workers return to negotiations

    September 10, 2012

    The longshoremen's union that approved a strike if terms of a container shipping contract are not met have returned to the negotiating table t

    September 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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