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Government & Politics

  • Cutler to form new PAC for moderates

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 30, 2011

    Eliot Cutler, who lost last year's gubernatorial race to Gov. Paul LePage, is planning to start a new political action committee for Maine moderates.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 30, 2011

  • MTA ends practice of hiring lobbyists

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 29, 2011

    The Maine Turnpike Authority has canceled its contracts with third-party lobbyists, the latest move in the authority's efforts to realign itself in the wake of government scrutiny.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 29, 2011

  • Federal cuts threaten UMaine lab

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 29, 2011

    A research laboratory at the University of Maine is slated to close and its 18 employees left jobless, now that its federal funding has been cut.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 29, 2011

  • State lays out plan to fill budget hole

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 29, 2011

    Officials from Gov. Paul LePage's administration yesterday released details on how the state will fund the $65 million shortfall in the current fiscal year budget.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 29, 2011

  • Census: Maine's population grows 4%

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 25, 2011

    Maine's population grew more than 4% from 2000 to 2010 and became more racially diverse, according to new Census data.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 25, 2011

  • Hack targets state park pass holders

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 25, 2011

    The state's Department of Conservation is warning that a security breach could have exposed the credit card information of state park pass buyers.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 25, 2011

  • Jobs cut as MaineCare contract scrapped

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 24, 2011

    The state's decision to end a MaineCare contract with an Aetna subsidiary will lead to the elimination of 34 jobs in South Portland.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 24, 2011

  • LePage puts biz council on hold

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 24, 2011

    Gov. Paul LePage is backing away from a plan to establish a business advisory council whose activities would be exempt from the state's Freedom of Access Act, citing the opposition surrounding the proposal.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 24, 2011

  • Richardson campaign worker pleads guilty

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 22, 2011

    A former campaign worker for gubernatorial hopeful John Richardson has pleaded guilty to charges of falsifying documents related to Clean Election donations.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 22, 2011

  • Poliquin seeks more control over bonds

    Mainebiz News Staff March 21, 2011

    State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin has proposed legislation to give voters more say over state debt and expand his control of the state's fiscal affairs.

    Mainebiz News Staff March 21, 2011

  • EPA launches informal probe of Brown

    Mainebiz News Staff March 21, 2011

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is looking into a conflict of interest charge levied against the state's top environmental official.

    Mainebiz News Staff March 21, 2011

  • Budget quandaries

    Mal Leary March 21, 2011

    Tax panel debates cuts

    Mal Leary March 21, 2011

  • Off balance | Right-sizing Maine's public sector work force is key to relieving the tax burden

    J. Scott Moody March 21, 2011

    Maine’s tax burden is too high and hurts our ability to attract new jobs and create new income. Gov. Paul LePage’s recent budget proposal is a promising start to reducing Maine’s tax burden through $203 million in tax cuts.

    J. Scott Moody March 21, 2011

  • Merging members | A push to combine two chambers could mean more might for the midcoast

    March 21, 2011

    The offices of the Penobscot Bay Chamber of Commerce and the Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce are a mere eight miles apart.

    March 21, 2011

  • Peter Mills to lead turnpike authority

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 18, 2011

    Former state Sen. Peter Mills has been tapped to temporarily lead the Maine Turnpike Authority, after longtime executive director Paul Violette stepped down earlier this month.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 18, 2011

  • Former PUC chair picked for commissioner

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 15, 2011

    Gov. Paul LePage yesterday nominated Pierce Atwood attorney Thomas Welch as commissioner of the Maine Public Utilities Commission.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 15, 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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