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Government & Politics

  • Suit challenges Bailey's ethics fine

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 11, 2011

    The Maine Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging a $200 fine levied against political consultant Dennis Bailey, one of the creators of an anti-Eliot Cutler website.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 11, 2011

  • Payment error costs DHHS $66M

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 11, 2011

    A payment system error has led the state Department of Health and Human Services to overpay hospitals by $66 million since September.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 11, 2011

  • Navy promises $100M to Kittery shipyard

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 11, 2011

    Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery is slated to receive $100 million for upgrades from the U.S. Navy, members of Maine's and New Hampshire's congressional delegations said yesterday.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 11, 2011

  • DOD hires former Gov. Baldacci

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 9, 2011

    Former Gov. John Baldacci has taken a job with the U.S. Department of Defense.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 9, 2011

  • Lawmakers question permit reform

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 8, 2011

    A legislative panel will likely drop a proposal by Gov. Paul LePage that would change how the state's courts handle appeals of permits and other regulatory decisions.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 8, 2011

  • Turnpike authority director resigns

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 7, 2011

    Maine Turnpike Authority Executive Director Paul Violette has resigned, citing controversy surrounding his leadership and the authority's spending habits.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 7, 2011

  • International approaches | No matter your company's size, failing to consider exporting is a big mistake

    Janine Bisaillon-cary March 7, 2011

    All international traders know that 95% of the world’s market exists outside of the United States, so why is it so hard to get our companies to focus on all that untapped market overseas?

    Janine Bisaillon-cary March 7, 2011

  • Numbers game

    Mal Leary March 7, 2011

    LePage details budget choices

    Mal Leary March 7, 2011

  • Bowen confirmed for top education post

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 4, 2011

    Stephen Bowen, Gov. Paul LePage's former senior policy adviser, today will be sworn in as commissioner of the Department of Education.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 4, 2011

  • Panel backs amending Informed Growth Act

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 3, 2011

    A legislative panel yesterday voted to amend a bill seeking to repeal the Informed Growth Act to make it optional for municipalities that want it.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 3, 2011

  • $30M owed to feds complicates budget

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 1, 2011

    The state must pay the federal government nearly $30 million for overcharging for Medicaid reimbursements, a U.S. District Court judge ruled last week.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 1, 2011

  • Railroad grant escapes budget cuts

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 28, 2011

    A $10.5 million federal grant to help the state take ownership of 233 miles of railroad track in northern Maine has been saved from budget-cutting efforts.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 28, 2011

  • Dora Mills fired from MaineCare post

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 24, 2011

    Dora Anne Mills, the former longtime head of the state's Center for Disease Control and Prevention, has been fired from her new position as medical director of MaineCare.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 24, 2011

  • New director hired for state tourism office

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 24, 2011

    The deputy director of the Maine Office of Tourism has been tapped to become its new top director.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 24, 2011

  • Memorial Bridge funding in jeopardy

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 23, 2011

    Efforts to cut the federal budget could spell the end of a $20 million federal appropriation to help replace the aging Memorial Bridge between Portsmouth, N.H., and Kittery.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 23, 2011

  • Headed for last place | LePage's pitch for regulatory change threatens a bipartisan legacy of environmental stewardship

    Christopher St. John February 21, 2011

    The race to the bottom is on.

    Christopher St. John February 21, 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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