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Government & Politics

  • $1.1M in drug settlement paid out

    May 21, 2012

    Maine has received its $1.1 million from a November 2011 settlement with drug manufacturer Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. related to allegations of off-label marketing and failure to disclose side effects of the painkiller Vioxx.

    May 21, 2012

  • Budget cuts lead to Muskie School layoffs

    May 18, 2012

    At least 11 people will be laid off from the University of Southern Maine's Muskie School of Public Service because of budget cuts.

    May 18, 2012

  • Moody's downgrades Maine bond outlook

    May 18, 2012

    Citing issues related to Medicaid spending and a dearth of reserves, Moody's Investors Services lowered its outlook of Maine's $498 million in general obligation bonds from stable to negative.

    May 18, 2012

  • Legislature passes flat-tax bill

    May 18, 2012

    In what could be one of its final actions, the 125th Legislature approved a Republican-backed bill that would move the state closer to a flat income tax.

    May 18, 2012

  • Maine nets $75K in Skechers settlement

    May 17, 2012

    Maine is receiving nearly $75,000 in a settlement with Skechers USA Inc. over its advertising of athletic shoes.

    May 17, 2012

  • Hampden mail facility to stay open until 2014

    May 17, 2012

    The U.S. Postal Service has changed its plans and will keep its Hampden processing facility open for at least another two years.

    May 17, 2012

  • Bill merges conservation, ag departments

    May 17, 2012

    The supplemental budget bill Gov. Paul LePage signed yesterday includes a provision to merge the departments of conservation and agriculture, creating the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

    May 17, 2012

  • $95M in bonds net lawmaker approval

    May 17, 2012

    The Legislature yesterday voted in favor of $95 million in bond proposals that would fund transportation, research and development and education. The five bond packages head to voters in November.

    May 17, 2012

  • Lawmakers, LePage approve revised state budget

    May 16, 2012

    Lawmakers in both the House and Senate voted along party lines yesterday to approve a revised state budget that reduces funding for Head Start programs and eliminates MaineCare benefits for more than 20,000 people. Gov.

    May 16, 2012

  • Senate confirms engineer to PUC post

    May 16, 2012

    The Maine Senate has confirmed engineer Mark Vannoy to serve on the Maine Public Utilities Commission. Gov.

    May 16, 2012

  • New Portland meters to ease city parking

    May 15, 2012

    Drivers in Portland will now be able to use credit and debit cards to pay for parking in parts of the city.

    May 15, 2012

  • Six companies honored for manufacturing, service work

    May 15, 2012

    Gov. Paul LePage yesterday presented six Maine companies with a 2012 Governor's Award for Business Excellence.

    May 15, 2012

  • Maine DOL took $1.3M from feds in error

    May 14, 2012

    The Maine Department of Labor has asked its federal counterpart to waive repayment of most of the $1.3 million the state allegedly received in error over a 12-year period.

    May 14, 2012

  • Completion of Downeaster platforms celebrated

    May 14, 2012

    Ribbon-cutting ceremonies planned for today will mark the completion of new Downeaster train platforms in Brunswick and Freeport. The platforms are part of the passenger train's expansion from Portland to Brunswick.

    May 14, 2012

  • Workers’ comp change caps benefits

    May 14, 2012

    If the litmus test for a compromise is that it makes no one happy, then it's mission accomplished for a bill to restructure Maine's workers' compensation laws, recently signed by Gov. Paul LePage.

    May 14, 2012

  • USPS to keep rural offices open, change hours

    May 10, 2012

    The U.S. postmaster general said yesterday that more than 3,500 rural post offices, including 30 in Maine, will remain open but with shortened hours. The U.S.

    May 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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