AUGUSTA — The state’s economy could grow by 15,000 jobs during the next 20 years if Mainers embrace offshore wind projects, a University of Maine professor said Sunday.
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City reputation concerns council
AUGUSTA — City officials want to do a better job communicating with the public, from highlighting the recent success of the downtown to finding ways to make council meetings interactive.
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Tensions high at housing meeting
AUGUSTA — Questions about payments to vendors, sponsorships and politics dominated a testy meeting of the Maine State Housing Authority Board of Commissioners on Friday.
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Tempers surface during meeting of housing agency
AUGUSTA — Questions about payments to vendors, sponsorships and politics dominated a testy meeting of the Maine State Housing Authority Board of Commissioners on Friday.
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LePage threatens to close schools to fix DHHS hole
LEWISTON –Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday he will close schools on April 1 if the Legislature doesn’t act quickly to plug a $221 million hole in the Department of Health and Human Services budget.
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LePage: I will close schools if talks do not move along
LEWISTON –Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday he will close schools on April 1 if the Legislature doesn’t act quickly to plug a $221 million hole in the Department of Health and Human Services budget.
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New security checkpoint at State House
AUGUSTA — A security checkpoint is now operating at the main entrance to the State House, screening visitors to keep weapons out of the building, Capitol Police Chief Russell Gauvin said Wednesday.
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Checkpoint beefs up State House security
AUGUSTA — A security checkpoint is now operating at the main entrance to the State House, screening visitors to keep weapons out of the building, Capitol Police Chief Russell Gauvin said Wednesday.
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Legislators form prayer group
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage and other top Republicans called on Mainers to pray Tuesday as they announced the formation of the Maine Legislative Prayer Caucus.
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Think tank calls agency expenditures into question
AUGUSTA — A conservative think tank on Tuesday questioned expenditures at the Maine State Housing Authority, releasing a list of vendors that includes payments for massage services, a martial arts academy and tickets to places such as Funtown/Splashtown.