Lawmakers rejected a borrowing plan for broadband investment last year, but a new bill would tap into the state’s General Fund to support a plan developed by the ConnectME Authority.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Trump’s Middle East plan pleases Israelis, enrages Palestinians
Within hours of the plan’s unveiling, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would ask his Cabinet to approve plans to annex West Bank territory – a move that’s likely to spark harsh international reaction.
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Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Gideon raised $3.5 million for Senate run in final quarter of 2019
The top Democratic challenger to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins releases her latest fundraising numbers.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Nation & World
Chick-Fil-A’s war with Popeyes drains supply of little chickens
Today’s broiler varieties, the ones raised for meat, average more than 6 pounds each. In 1925, they weighed 2.5 pounds.
Posted inCommunity
3 new social-media marketing business breakfast events set
Events will be held Jan. 31, Feb. 28 and March 27 at Thomas College in Waterville.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Roux Institute a giant leap for Maine
Armed with a $100 million gift, a new center for data study could build a community of companies and workers.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Honoring the memory of the Holocaust
On the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, remember that the rise of fascism can happen again.