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Government & Politics

  • Lawmaker asks for OPEGA inquiry

    Mainebiz News Staff August 10, 2011

    Some lawmakers are condemning the leak of a confidential state report about the Maine Green Energy Alliance, with one senator going so far as to ask the attorney general to investigate whether information was illegally revealed to the press.

    Mainebiz News Staff August 10, 2011

  • Smart meter ruling stands

    Mainebiz News Staff August 10, 2011

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission upheld its ruling Tuesday allowing Central Maine Power Co.'s controversial smart meters program, even as another complaint is filed by consumers opposed to the electronic devices.

    Mainebiz News Staff August 10, 2011

  • Energy Alliance cleared

    Mainebiz News Staff August 9, 2011

    A state investigation into Maine Green Energy Alliance's spending practices has found no wrongdoing other than poor accounting and oversight of its finances.

    Mainebiz News Staff August 9, 2011

  • Panel to tackle health exchanges

    Mainebiz News Staff August 9, 2011

    Gov. Paul LePage has named nine members to an advisory group tasked with developing a state health insurance exchange in line with federal health care reforms.

    Mainebiz News Staff August 9, 2011

  • Portland PR firm opens D.C. branch

    Mainebiz News Staff August 8, 2011

    Kemp Goldberg Partners, an advertising, public relations and interactive agency, has opened an office in Washington, D.C., dedicated to its new public affairs practice.

    Mainebiz News Staff August 8, 2011

  • BEP recommends quieter wind turbines

    Mainebiz News Staff August 8, 2011

    Public hearings are set to start on a recommendation from state regulators to lower the allowable level of nighttime noise generated by wind turbines.

    Mainebiz News Staff August 8, 2011

  • Learning curve

    Mal Leary August 8, 2011

    Task force tackles education

    Mal Leary August 8, 2011

  • Developers hail historic preservation tax credit renewal

    Jackie Farwell August 8, 2011

    Nathan Szanton, one of the most recognizable names in southern Maine development circles, has spent more than a decade building hundreds of housing units in the state.

    Jackie Farwell August 8, 2011

  • Congress eyes taxing online sales

    Mainebiz News Staff August 7, 2011

    Maine's congressional delegation is divided on a proposal to require online retailers to collect state sales taxes, a move that would boost Maine revenues by $65 million next year.

    Mainebiz News Staff August 7, 2011

  • Winglass targets unemployment fraud

    Mainebiz News Staff August 7, 2011

    The new head of the Maine Department of Labor is targeting abuse of the state's unemployment system.

    Mainebiz News Staff August 7, 2011

  • State agencies to find $100M in cuts

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 4, 2011

    Gov. Paul LePage has ordered state agencies to recommend ways to cut $100 million in spending to compensate for potential losses related to Congress' debt deal.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 4, 2011

  • Former ski exec heads broadband group

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 2, 2011

    Warren Cook, a former leader of both Sugarloaf and Saddleback ski resorts, has been tapped to lead the state's Broadband Capacity Building Task Force.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 2, 2011

  • Finances, legal challenges hobble Northeast Patients Group's pot dispensaries

    August 1, 2011

    Two years ago when Mainers voted to expand the distribution of medical marijuana in the state, the future looked bright for marijuana advocates, patients and those hoping to benefit from the widening market for the herb.

    August 1, 2011

  • Heritage Policy Center hires new CEO

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 1, 2011

    The Maine Heritage Policy Center in Portland has named a new CEO to replace Tarren Bragdon. Lance Dutson, of Portland, will begin as head of the conservative think tank starting Aug. 8.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 1, 2011

  • Wiscasset Route 1 bypass dead

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 1, 2011

    Money concerns have led the Maine Department of Transportation to scuttle plans for a Route 1 bypass in Wiscasset, after decades of planning.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 1, 2011

  • Obama, lawmakers reach debt deal

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 31, 2011

    President Obama and congressional leaders reached an agreement yesterday to raise the country's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling and cut spending by at least $2.4 trillion.

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 31, 2011

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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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