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Government & Politics

  • A Q&A with former Bangor legislator Sean Faircloth

    Doug Kesseli August 26, 2010

    Social change fuels economic change, according to Sean Faircloth.

    Doug Kesseli August 26, 2010

  • Former mayor Jenkins mulls gov. bid

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 25, 2010

    Former Auburn mayor John Jenkins is considering running for governor as a write-in candidate.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 25, 2010

  • State revenues in July come up short

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 24, 2010

    Gov. John Baldacci wants state agencies to tighten their belts this fall to close a $23 million budget gap after July revenues fell $1.2 million below projections.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 24, 2010

  • New law, forum target product waste

    Carol Coultas August 23, 2010

    As a lobbyist for the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, Chris Jackson has analyzed the business impact of dozens of bills.

    Carol Coultas August 23, 2010

  • Symptoms of change

    Mal Leary August 23, 2010

    Health care sector booms Industry is

    Mal Leary August 23, 2010

  • Tribal works | Defense contracts position Penobscots for long-awaited prosperity

    Robert M. Cook August 23, 2010

    Inside the vacant Olamon Industries building on Indian Island, a solitary case of cassette tapes sits atop a power station covered in dust — a testament to a failed tribal business venture more than 20 years ago.

    Robert M. Cook August 23, 2010

  • BEP issues final HoltraChem ruling

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 20, 2010

    In its final ruling on the cleanup of the old HoltraChem site in Orrington, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection has ordered the former owner to remove two landfills but allowed three others to remain.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 20, 2010

  • Committee scrutinizes Slots revenue

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 18, 2010

    The legislative committee that oversees the state's gambling operations met yesterday in the first of several planned sessions to examine how money from Hollywood Slots is dispersed to various state entities.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 18, 2010

  • Cutler named in defunct mortgage co. suit

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 17, 2010

    Independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler has been named in a class action lawsuit for his role with New Mexico-based Thornburg Mortgage Inc., which collapsed last year.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 17, 2010

  • Analyst: DOT expenses to outpace budget

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 12, 2010

    The sluggish economy and declining gas tax revenues could leave Maine with a $720 million shortfall for its highways in two years.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 12, 2010

  • New VA clinic eyes Fore Street

    Robert M. Cook August 10, 2010

    City officials are close to approving the sale of property on Thames Street to a developer so he can renovate a building he owns and bring in a new tenant, a Department of Veterans Affairs' health care clinic.

    Robert M. Cook August 10, 2010

  • Lawsuit filed over clean election law

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 9, 2010

    The Maine Heritage Policy Center, along with another conservative group, has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court targeting a provision of the Maine Clean Election Act, arguing it violates the constitutional right of free speech.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 9, 2010

  • Crunching the numbers

    Mal Leary August 9, 2010

    Budget year ends with unexpected surplus

    Mal Leary August 9, 2010

  • Lawmakers push new truck limit

    Mainebiz News Staff August 6, 2010

    Maine legislators are leading the charge to pass federal legislation to allow trucks weighing more than 80,000 pounds to travel the Maine Turnpike north of Augusta.

    Mainebiz News Staff August 6, 2010

  • Trade rep's visit sparks protest

    Mainebiz News Staff August 5, 2010

    Members of the Maine Fair Trade Campaign protested in downtown Bangor today, coinciding with a visit from U.S.

    Mainebiz News Staff August 5, 2010

  • TransCanada downsizing wind farm

    Mainebiz News Staff August 5, 2010

    Wind developer TransCanada told Maine regulators that it intends to scale back its plans for the next phase of its wind farm on Kibby Mountain, anticipating defeat in its bid to build 15 turbines at the site.

    Mainebiz News Staff August 5, 2010

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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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