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PublishedMay 6, 2011
State proposes budget to fill $164M hole
Department of Administrative and Financial Services Commissioner Sawin Millett says it’s the administration’s best advice for covering the deficit.
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PublishedMay 6, 2011
Joey Gamache leads backers of bill to bring pro boxing back to Maine
The former champion says fighters need ‘a chance,’ but a doctor warns of the incidence of brain damage.
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PublishedMay 5, 2011
LePage taps Emery to tackle reforms
He is hired to carry out the governor’s pledge to change the way state government operates.
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PublishedMay 4, 2011
Study: Newspapers a vital ‘crop’
The industry’s value to the state’s economy is key to debate on three bills that would cut its revenues.
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PublishedMay 3, 2011
Bill bans officials from hiring family
AUGUSTA — A bill that would prohibit state officials from hiring family members got a public hearing Monday before the Legislature’s State and Local Government Committee. Rep. Cynthia Dill, D-Cape Elizabeth, is the sponsor of L.D. 840, which was prompted by Gov. Paul LePage’s decision in December to hire his adult daughter Lauren to work […]
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PublishedMay 2, 2011
No major changes to bottle redemption law
A legislative committee kills six bills that would have changed the law, and lets pass one measure to help small distributors.
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PublishedApril 30, 2011
Poliquin: Hire a financial adviser to review bond sales
State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin says it would be ‘prudent … to see where we can save money.’
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PublishedApril 29, 2011
State unions counter on retirement cuts
The proposal from teachers and state workers would not save as much as the governor’s plan.
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PublishedApril 28, 2011
Tenure cut short: Economic development chief Phil Congdon resigns from LePage cabinet
The resignation comes after Congdon made “unbecoming” comments about affirmative action and the parenting skills of people in Aroostook County. He also said that people who live in northern Maine need to “get off the reservation.”
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PublishedApril 27, 2011
LePage’s economic development commissioner resigns
Phil Congdon steps down over comments he made earlier this month.
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