Sen. Susan Collins led the pellet heating industry to an important milestone. In a hearing with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shawn Donovan, Collins pointed out the extraordinary technological advances in pellet central heating and bulk pellet transportation and the importance of the fuel source to the oil-dependent Northeast. She implored Donovan to consider listing […]

Am I the only one shocked about the recent contraception debate and the religious hijacking of insurance coverage? I can’t believe that it’s 2012 and it’s actually an issue to provide the pill under insurance plans. It must actually be 1612, and the religious right also is trying to prevent women from other sexually deviant […]

When President Barack Obama released his budget last month, he set aside $14 million to combat employee misclassification. The money would be used by the U.S. Department of Labor, the IRS and participating states to reclassify employees. How could this affect workers here in Maine? State and federal agencies would have the financial backing they […]