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Government & Politics

  • A recent executive decree redefines green building standards

    Matt Dodge June 25, 2012

    Don White, president of Bangor-based Prentiss & Carlisle forest management company, has spent a career assessing the value in a stand of trees.

    Matt Dodge June 25, 2012

  • Resources line up for Norwegian wind pilot

    June 25, 2012

    Statoil, an energy company in Norway, is planning to hold public hearings this week to share details of its proposed pilot offshore wind farm south of Boothbay Harbor.

    June 25, 2012

  • More towns pass food sovereignty ordinances

    June 22, 2012

    Two Maine towns have followed a handful of others in approving a food sovereignty ordinance giving farmers and producers more leeway to sell their products, despite federal and state officials warnings that the ordinances aren't valid.

    June 22, 2012

  • USPS to slow First Class mail service for some

    June 22, 2012

    A nationwide change will lead to slower First Class mail service in Maine as of July 1, according to the U.S. Postal Service.

    June 22, 2012

  • Union challenges MTA's decision to cut 20 jobs

    June 21, 2012

    The Maine Turnpike Authority yesterday said it's cutting 20 jobs, a move that will save about $1.25 million annually.

    June 21, 2012

  • DHHS to end year in the red

    June 20, 2012

    The Maine Department of Health and Human Services will end the budget year with a $12.5 million shortfall, meaning health care providers won't receive their June MaineCare reimbursements until July.

    June 20, 2012

  • $5M grant to fund Rumford bridge replacement

    June 19, 2012

    The U.S. Department of Transportation will award a $5.2 million grant to the state to help replace the 57-year-old Martin Memorial Bridge in Rumford.

    June 19, 2012

  • MTI President Biemann abruptly resigns

    June 19, 2012

    The Department of Economic and Community Development yesterday announced that Betsy Biemann, president of the Maine Technology Institute since 2005, is resigning. No reason for her departure was given.

    June 19, 2012

  • First Wind, Emera close joint venture deal

    June 18, 2012

    Massachusetts-based First Wind Holdings and Nova Scotia-based Emera Inc. have closed a $361 million deal to jointly own and operate wind energy projects in the Northeast through a new company called Northeast Wind Partners.

    June 18, 2012

  • Unemployment rate rises from April to May

    June 18, 2012

    Maine's unemployment rate last month was 7.4%, up from 7.2% in April but a drop from last May's 7.7%.

    June 18, 2012

  • State revenue surplus likely for budget year

    June 15, 2012

    With the budget year ending June 30, state revenues are sitting at $24.9 million above estimates. Finance Commissioner Sawin Millett said the state will likely end the budget year with a surplus.

    June 15, 2012

  • Ex-state rep. gets jail time for theft, forgery

    June 15, 2012

    Former Alfred state Rep. David Burns was sentenced yesterday to six months in jail for misusing Clean Election funds.

    June 15, 2012

  • Courtney takes Calder in 1st District race

    June 14, 2012

    Senate Majority Leader Jon Courtney has been declared the winner of the Republican primary in the 1st Congressional District by just 265 votes. Opponent Patrick Calder of Portland conceded the race to Courtney yesterday afternoon.

    June 14, 2012

  • Charter school applications advance

    June 14, 2012

    Five applications to establish charter schools have been submitted so far and are under state review.

    June 14, 2012

  • Wind turbine parts arrive in Maine

    June 13, 2012

    Components for wind turbines destined for First Wind's Bull Hill wind project in Hancock County arrived at Mack Point in Searsport yesterday.

    June 13, 2012

  • Summers, Dill win Senate primary bids

    June 13, 2012

    Secretary of State Charlie Summers won the Republican primary nomination for the  U.S. Senate at the polls yesterday, while state Sen. Cynthia Dill earned the Democrat nomination.

    June 13, 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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