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Government & Politics

  • Aho named acting DEP commissioner

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 19, 2011

    Pattie Aho, a former Pierce Atwood attorney, has been named acting commissioner of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 19, 2011

  • Lawmakers approve landfill bill

    Mainebiz News Staff June 16, 2011

    The state will acquire an aging and nearly full landfill in East Millinocket as part of lawmakers' attempt to save two Katahdin Paper mills and hundreds of jobs.

    Mainebiz News Staff June 16, 2011

  • New transportation budget approved

    Mainebiz News Staff June 16, 2011

    Lawmakers have approved a $637 million, two-year highway budget, which is now headed to Gov. Paul LePage to sign.

    Mainebiz News Staff June 16, 2011

  • LePage's view on ocean energy clarified

    Mainebiz News Staff June 16, 2011

    Speaking at an international conference on ocean energy in Portland yesterday, the director of Maine's Office of Energy Independence and Security said that Gov.

    Mainebiz News Staff June 16, 2011

  • River group challenges casino permits

    Mainebiz News Staff June 15, 2011

    Opponents of a proposed casino in Oxford have challenged yet again the process by which permits were approved for the project.

    Mainebiz News Staff June 15, 2011

  • Budget wins initial OK

    Mainebiz News Staff June 15, 2011

    Lawmakers have preliminarily approved the state's two-year, $6.1 billion budget that contains all of the general prerogatives spelled out by Gov. Paul LePage's administration months ago, with some amendments.

    Mainebiz News Staff June 15, 2011

  • New state economist selected

    Mainebiz News Staff June 15, 2011

    A Union woman has been selected by Darryl Brown, director of the Maine State Planning Office, as the new state economist.

    Mainebiz News Staff June 15, 2011

  • Uniform Building Code challenged

    Mainebiz News Staff June 14, 2011

    A measure has just passed the House that would exempt small municipalities from the state's new Uniform Building and Energy Code.

    Mainebiz News Staff June 14, 2011

  • Senate backs table games, rejects Lewiston casino

    Mainebiz News Staff June 14, 2011

    The Maine Senate has voted in favor of allowing Bangor's Hollywood Slots to offer table games and rejected a bill to allow a casino in Lewiston.

    Mainebiz News Staff June 14, 2011

  • Extension granted to lottery operator

    Mainebiz News Staff June 13, 2011

    A company with offices in Gardiner will continue to print the state's lottery tickets for at least another year while a competitor's appeal of a long-term contract continues in court.

    Mainebiz News Staff June 13, 2011

  • LD 1 is law | Reflections on waning hours of session and LD 1

    Mal Leary June 13, 2011

    Regulatory reform bill enacted

    Mal Leary June 13, 2011

  • Debt ceiling roulette | Using government default as a weapon of blackmail undermines the public interest

    Dan Coyne June 13, 2011

    Supporters of drastic cuts to Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid, student financial aid, small business loans and other federal programs are holding the nation hostage.

    Dan Coyne June 13, 2011

  • Roofing contractor facing hefty fines

    Mainebiz Editorial Staff June 12, 2011

    A Lewiston roofing contractor is facing $243,000 in fines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for alleged violations.

    Mainebiz Editorial Staff June 12, 2011

  • Panel approves $6.1B budget

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 9, 2011

    The Legislature's appropriations committee late last night endorsed a $6.1 billion two-year state budget.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 9, 2011

  • Senate splits vote on gambling proposals

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 9, 2011

    The Maine Senate cast split votes across party lines on two gambling bills Thursday, favoring one to allow racinos in Biddeford and Washington County and opposing another to allow a casino in Lewiston.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 9, 2011

  • Judges order expedited redistricting

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 9, 2011

    A panel of three federal judges has ruled that Maine's two congressional districts must be redrawn before the 2012 election in light of new Census figures.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 9, 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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