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  • Published
    July 23, 2011

    LePage: Can’t afford North Woods park

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Gov. Paul LePage told residents of Piscataquis County on Thursday that he doesn’t support a national park in Maine’s North Woods and that he wants to eliminate the income tax on pensions.

  • Published
    July 22, 2011

    LePage speaks against park in North woods, pension tax

    DOVER-FOXCROFT — Gov. Paul LePage told residents of Piscataquis County on Thursday that he doesn’t support a national park in Maine’s North Woods and that he wants to eliminate the income tax on pensions.

  • Published
    July 21, 2011

    Dissent on insurance law’s impact

    AUGUSTA — Health care experts disagreed Wednesday about the impact of new legislation that makes sweeping changes to the health insurance system in Maine.

  • Published
    July 21, 2011

    Forum panel split on new health insurance plan

    AUGUSTA — Health care experts disagreed Wednesday about the impact of new legislation that makes sweeping changes to the health insurance system in Maine.

  • Published
    July 20, 2011

    Panel wants closer looks at Thomaston property sale

    AUGUSTA — A legislative panel wants to question current and former state officials who helped broker a deal in which three state-owned houses in Thomaston were sold to the warden of the Maine State Prison for a fraction of their assessed value.

  • Published
    July 20, 2011

    Panel wants closer looks at jail property sale

    AUGUSTA — A legislative panel wants to question current and former state officials who helped broker a deal in which three state-owned houses in Thomaston were sold to the warden of the Maine State Prison for a fraction of their assessed value.

  • Published
    July 18, 2011

    ON MAINE POLITICS: Special election slated

    The fourth special election of the 125th Legislature probably will be held in November, when voters in Senate District 20 will be asked to pick a new senator.

  • Published
    July 17, 2011

    Pension changes in effect

    AUGUSTA — The state will owe less to its retirement system in future years thanks to reforms in its new budget, but retirees aren’t happy about changes that will mean smaller increases in benefit checks.

  • Published
    July 17, 2011

    Analysis: Maine hitting marks it should

    An analysis released last month by the National Institute on Retirement Security highlighted six elements of stable retirement plans. Maine has addressed all six, said Sandy Matheson, executive director of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System.

  • Published
    July 13, 2011

    Conservative group takes issue with cost of housing data

    AUGUSTA — A conservative think tank says the Maine State Housing Authority wants to charge too much money to release basic financial information for a public website disclosing the cost of government.