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Government & Politics

  • Lawmakers oppose bills on smart meters

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 13, 2011

    Members of a legislative committee on Monday opted against a pair of bills that would have given the Legislature more power over how and when Central Maine Power Co. installs smart meters for its customers.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 13, 2011

  • Legislature OKs ban of BPA chemical

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 13, 2011

    The state Legislature has passed a bill that would ban the chemical BPA from reusable food and beverage containers as of Jan. 1, 2012.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 13, 2011

  • Committee drafts revised LD 1

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 8, 2011

    A legislative committee has pared down Gov. Paul LePage's list of proposed environmental regulatory reforms following testimony from the public.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 8, 2011

  • Lawmakers OK casino distance bill

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 8, 2011

    The Maine Senate and House have both passed a bill that defines the required distance between casinos to be measured in miles of road, not as the crow flies.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 8, 2011

  • LePage OKs $15M student loan bond

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 7, 2011

    Gov. Paul LePage has given the green light to a quasi-governmental agency to issue up to $15 million in tax-exempt bonds to be used for student loans, after previously rejecting a similar proposal.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 7, 2011

  • Heritage Policy Center's Bragdon steps down

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 6, 2011

    Maine Heritage Policy Center CEO Tarren Bragdon is leaving the conservative think tank to launch a similar one in Florida.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 6, 2011

  • Law changes fishing gear storage rules

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 6, 2011

    Gov. Paul LePage has signed into law a bill that limits environmental regulators' power over storage of fishing gear.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 6, 2011

  • Welch confirmed for PUC position

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 6, 2011

    The Maine Senate has unanimously endorsed Gov. Paul LePage's nomination of energy attorney Thomas Welch to serve a six-year term on the Maine Public Utilities Commission.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 6, 2011

  • Panel nixes city revenue sharing change

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 5, 2011

    A legislative committee has unanimously rejected Gov. Paul LePage's proposal to change the way in which municipalities receive money from the state.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 5, 2011

  • Bangor board takes on worker rights

    Douglas Rooks April 4, 2011

    Amid the depths of the longest recession since World War II, a group of community leaders in the Bangor area began meeting in 2009 to discuss the plight of workers, many of whom traded manufacturing jobs for service-sector employment and found the

    Douglas Rooks April 4, 2011

  • Crunching numbers

    Mal Leary April 4, 2011

    DHHS red ink sparks crisis

    Mal Leary April 4, 2011

  • Big box out | Stakeholders weigh in on the Informed Growth Act's consequences, including some unintended ones

    Jackie Farwell April 4, 2011

    ff Interstate 95 in Lewiston, a 75-acre parcel at the terminus of Challenger Drive sits largely vacant.

    Jackie Farwell April 4, 2011

  • Budding expertise | Longtime forester trades life in the woods for a spell in the capital

    Carol Coultas April 4, 2011

    For his entire adult life, Doug Denico has been at home in the depths of Maine’s forests.

    Carol Coultas April 4, 2011

  • Lawmakers mull easing child labor laws

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 1, 2011

    Lawmakers are debating loosening the state's child labor laws to allow minors to work longer hours and earn less than minimum wage.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 1, 2011

  • Cape Elizabeth doctor new CDC head

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 1, 2011

    Sheila Pinette, a physician in Cape Elizabeth, has been chosen to lead the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 1, 2011

  • Feds to study Portland fishing industry

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 31, 2011

    The city of Portland is one of six Northeast fishing communities included in a federal assessment of new regulations on the industry.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 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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