The proposed rules, pared down from a prior proposal, still include requirements that industry members say are labor-intensive and cost-prohibitive.
Hannah LaClaire
Staff Writer
Hannah LaClaire is a business reporter at the Portland Press Herald, covering Maine’s housing crisis, real estate and development, entrepreneurship, the state's cannabis industry and a little bit of everything else. Before joining the Press Herald in 2021, Hannah covered the town of Brunswick for The Times Record. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running and weekends up at camp. She lives in Springvale with her husband and daughter, their dog and two tuxedo cats.
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Lawmakers consider $30 million relief fund for Maine lobstermen facing new restrictions
As written, the bill would provide relief money via the state’s general fund, thus making it a taxpayer-funded effort.
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Industry group opposes big changes to medical cannabis industry in Maine
According to the group, Maine’s Office of Marijuana Policy is backing off an earlier push to require supply-chain tracking of medical cannabis.
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Market for single-family homes may slow in Maine, but interest in multi-units is growing
Industry leaders made their predictions for 2022 at the Maine Real Estate and Development Association’s annual real estate forecast conference Thursday.
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Marijuana delivery bill would allow access throughout Maine
A legislative committee held a hearing Wednesday on a bill to allow recreational marijuana stores to deliver to all towns, regardless of whether they allow retail sales.
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Maine nursing homes fear that a strong flu season would push them over the edge
Health professionals say staffing shortages are the worst they have ever seen, and the risk of influenza outbreaks makes a terrible situation worse.
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Omicron surge exacerbates challenges in the workplace
The infectious variant has forced employers to shut their doors temporarily, sent students back to remote education and limited critical social and public safety services.
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Maine buys 250,000 rapid COVID tests to distribute to pharmacies, schools, congregate care sites
The tests will go to sites already participating in COVID-19 testing, but it’s unclear exactly when they will be available and how best to access them.
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Bull Moose employees are retail chain’s new owners
Founder and owner Brett Wickard says that when he decided to sell the company, he didn’t want the buyer to be someone who might not understand what Bull Moose is all about.
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As Maine’s climate changes, scallop farming offers optimism
Automation technology and farming techniques borrowed from more mature scallop fisheries as far away as Japan are giving some seafood harvesters a glimpse of a potentially profitable future.