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Government & Politics

  • Civic center kicks off $33M renovation

    August 22, 2012

    The Cumberland County Civic Center launched its $33 million renovation today with a public groundbreaking ceremony at the Portland event center’s Free Street entrance.

    August 22, 2012

  • South Paris firm lays off 8% of work force

    August 22, 2012

    Maine Machine Products, a precision custom manufacturing plant in South Paris, has laid off 8% of its work force, bringing the number of employees down from 138 in 2010 to 125 today, the

    August 22, 2012

  • LePage picks nominees to lead MSHA, MTI

    August 21, 2012

    Gov. Paul LePage has nominated John Gallagher of Bath to serve as director of the Maine State Housing Authority and Robert Martin of Newcastle as director of Maine Technology Institute.

    August 21, 2012

  • GMRI study evaluates lobster-licensing system

    Paul Koenig August 20, 2012

    The Gulf of Maine Research Institute is investigating the impact of Maine's limited-entry lobster licensing system on individuals and Maine communities that make up the state's lobstering industry.

    Paul Koenig August 20, 2012

  • Maine's unemployment rises to 7.6%

    August 20, 2012

    The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate estimate for Maine was 7.6% in July, up slightly from 7.5% in June and unchanged from one year ago.

    August 20, 2012

  • New director of film says Maine is ready for its close-up

    Bob Mentzinger August 20, 2012

    It's "lights, camera, action" for Karen Carberry Warhola of Bangor, the new director of the Maine Film Office.

    Bob Mentzinger August 20, 2012

  • Pain at work

    August 20, 2012

    A recent report from the Maine Department of Labor indicates that more than 1,300 workers in the health care industry were injured on the job by a patient or client in 2011.

    August 20, 2012

  • Historic preservation tax credit sparks development

    Douglas Rooks August 20, 2012

    By most accounts, the start of Maine's historic preservation tax credit program came at the best possible moment.

    Douglas Rooks August 20, 2012

  • Taxes, jobs and data

    Mal Leary August 20, 2012

    Maine taxpayers are saving the state millions of dollars a year in the cost of processing various tax returns by embracing electronic filing for personal income tax returns and many business tax returns.

    Mal Leary August 20, 2012

  • DOT defends solicitation process

    August 17, 2012

    An official with the Maine Department of Transportation says the state agency followed an established process for soliciting proposals related to the proposed east-west highway project, despite some claims that the request was premature.

    August 17, 2012

  • Board approves $3M lobster marketing effort

    August 17, 2012

    A $3 million plan to market Maine lobster was unanimously approved by the The Lobster Advisory Council Thursday.

    August 17, 2012

  • USDA invests $1.4 million in rural development

    August 17, 2012

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development program announced a number of Maine projects will receive a total of $1.4 million in investments, according to a release from U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud.

    August 17, 2012

  • Lawmakers nix Casella probe

    August 16, 2012

    The Legislature's Government Oversight Committee has rejected calls for an investigation into Casella Waste System's Inc. operational practices at its Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town.

    August 16, 2012

  • Airport at risk of losing $850K in federal funds

    August 10, 2012

    The manager of the Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport alerted county commissioners this week that the airport could lose $850,000 in federal funding if its passenger numbers don’t pick up in the remainder of the year.

    August 10, 2012

  • Canadian judge issues injunction in lobster dispute

    August 10, 2012

    A Canadian judge has issued a 10-day injunction, preventing New Brunswick lobstermen from blocking shipments of low-priced Maine lobsters to processing plants in the province.

    August 10, 2012

  • Impasse jeopardizes state park revenues

    August 9, 2012

    With negotiations between the state and a private landowner at an impasse over the lease renewal of 100 acres of the 187-acre Crescent Beach State Park, the Maine State Employees Association has launched an online petition to keep the Scarborough

    August 9, 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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