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PublishedSeptember 11, 2011
State’s first responders depend on federal money
Officials worry that a drop in funding will hurt preparedness despite evidence to the contrary.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2011
Funding slows after 9/11, and some have fears about readiness
WASHINGTON – The searing events of Sept. 11, 2001, opened a floodgate of federal spending for homeland security and emergency response, with Congress and the new Department of Homeland Security pumping money into states and communities from Maine to California. Debate over whether all that money has been spent wisely hasn’t quieted in the decade […]
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2011
Maine delegation has mixed reaction
Rep. Chellie Pingree picks up on President Obama’s plea for Congress to pass his jobs plan promptly.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2011
Jobs package gets mixed reaction from Maine delegation
WASHINGTON – While at least one Maine member of Congress appears eager to work to pass President Obama’s jobs package, other reactions ranged from a degree of skepticism to a counter proposal. Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree, who represents Maine’s 1st District, picked up on President Obama’s repeated pleas during his speech for Congress to promptly […]
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2011
Maine getting $1M federal grant to fix roads, bridges
The Irene-related emergency funds will help replace the two bridges on Route 27 that were washed out during the storm.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2011
Emergency funding: Can 2012 be worse?
The state network of first responders fears that federal homeland security cuts will outstrip 2011’s.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2011
Maine to get about $11M in homeland security grants
The amount is down from last year, but is part of an overall federal cutback.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2011
Interior secretary gathers views on proposed new park in Maine
Ken Salazar says the Obama administration has not take a position on the proposal by Roxanne Quimby to give 70,000 acres east of Baxter State Park to the National Park Service.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2011
Salazar seeking Mainers’ viewson national park idea
The most successful drives to create a new national park come armed with “strong community support,” U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar said today, as he began a swing through Maine that will include a public forum in Millinocket on the proposed North Woods National Park.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2011
Snowe, Collins: Averting disaster was priority
Maine’s U.S. senators both voted for the last-minute debt deal, but have real concerns going forward.
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