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  • Maine to receive $21M in foreclosure settlement

    February 10, 2012

    Federal and state officials yesterday announced a $25 billion deal reached with five of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses. Maine is expected to receive $21 million under the settlement.

    February 10, 2012

  • Ex-MTA director pleads guilty to theft

    February 10, 2012

    Former Maine Turnpike Authority Executive Director Paul Violette yesterday pleaded guilty to felony theft and could spend up to five years in prison as a result. He will be sentenced in two months.

    February 10, 2012

  • Committee approves budget deal

    February 9, 2012

    Lawmakers on the appropriations committee have unanimously backed a plan to close an estimated $140 million budget shortfall in the Department of Health and Human Services, parts of which Gov.

    February 9, 2012

  • Ex-state rep indicted for misuse of public funds

    February 9, 2012

    Former York County Rep. David Burns has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of misusing Clean Election funds. The charges came a little more than a week after Burns resigned his Alfred seat.

    February 9, 2012

  • Court docs allege Scarcelli involved in Cutler Files site

    February 9, 2012

    Documents recently released indicate property manager Rosa Scarcelli may have been involved in an anonymous website that disparaged her gubernatorial opponent, Eliot Cutler.

    February 9, 2012

  • MTA budget cuts spending by 10%

    February 8, 2012

    A 2013 budget for the Maine Turnpike Authority shaves its spending 10.4% from the current year. Executive Director Peter Mills said the agency’s recent reforms have led to millions in savings.

    February 8, 2012

  • LePage: Budget proposal 'full of gimmicks'

    February 7, 2012

    Gov.

    February 7, 2012

  • Unemployment rate improvement leads to benefits loss

    February 6, 2012

    A drop in Maine’s unemployment rate means the state is no longer on the federal list of high unemployment states, meaning long-term unemployed people in Maine will no longer be eligible for up to 13 weeks of federally funded unemployment under the

    February 6, 2012

  • Rolling the dice

    Mal Leary February 6, 2012

    Gov.

    Mal Leary February 6, 2012

  • Compromise reached on $120M in DHHS cuts

    February 3, 2012

    Lawmakers yesterday presented Gov. Paul LePage with a bipartisan agreement to cut $120 million from the Department of Health and Human Services budget.

    February 3, 2012

  • Shipyard sewer bill mistake costs city of Portland

    February 3, 2012

    A 16-year mistake on Shipyard Brewing Co.’s sewer bill drastically reduced the amount the brewery was paying, costing the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost revenue.

    February 3, 2012

  • MTA to use Lewiston motel site for new park-and-ride

    February 2, 2012

    The Maine Turnpike Authority plans to buy a Lewiston motel for $400,000 and at least partially demolish it to make room for a new park-and-ride off exit 80.

    February 2, 2012

  • Renewable energy measure pushed to 2013 ballot

    January 31, 2012

    Maine Citizens for Clean Energy did not gather enough signatures by yesterday's deadline to puts its proposal to increase the amount of renewable electricity sold in Maine, so the group will instead aim to put the measure to voters in 2013.

    January 31, 2012

  • Committee streamlines state contract bidding process

    January 31, 2012

    A legislative committee has approved a change to the way businesses bid on state contracts to make it easier on contractors.

    January 31, 2012

  • CES to analyze state's energy expenses

    January 30, 2012

    Portland-based Competitive Energy Services has won an $118,050 state contract to serve as energy consultants to the state.

    January 30, 2012

  • Sens. rally for Kittery shipyard as DOD mulls closures

    January 27, 2012

    In a plan to absorb nearly $500 billion in military spending cuts, U.S.

    January 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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