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  • Published
    August 6, 2011

    Snowe says everything is politics; no real work gets done

    PORTLAND — The U.S. Senate has become so paralyzed by partisan posturing that it cannot pass significant legislation, Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, said Friday.

  • Published
    August 5, 2011

    Legislature sets Sept. 27 meeting for redistricting

    AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature will hold a special session on Sept. 27 to consider a congressional reapportionment plan, Gov. Paul LePage announced today.

  • Published
    August 5, 2011

    Grief lingers 10 years later

    About 1 a.m. on Aug. 5, 2001, a Russian oil tanker collided with a fishing boat bound for Rockland from Georges Bank with a hold full of herring.

  • Published
    August 4, 2011

    Legislature to consider redistricting plan Sept. 27

    A federal judge has ordered lawmakers to complete work on redrawing the line between Maine’s 1st and 2nd congressional districts by Sept. 30.

  • Published
    August 4, 2011

    Nixed bypass, mixed feelings

    WISCASSET — The Maine Department of Transportation’s decision to call off plans to build a bypass around Wiscasset is being viewed with mixed feelings in the region.

  • Published
    August 2, 2011

    Cuts to hit Maine harder than most

    The deal to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling imposes sweeping spending cuts — as much as $2.4 trillion over the next decade. Although it’s uncertain which programs will be affected, Maine stands to lose more than most states simply because Maine is more dependent on federal money — for social services and defense spending.

  • Published
    August 2, 2011

    Debt pact likely to hurt Maine, a state dependent on federal funds

    The deal to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling imposes sweeping spending cuts — as much as $2.4 trillion over the next decade. Although it’s uncertain which programs will be affected, Maine stands to lose more than most states simply because Maine is more dependent on federal money — for social services and defense spending.

  • Published
    August 1, 2011

    ON MAINE POLITICS: Group eyes deadline

    The Maine People’s Alliance and its partners have a decision to make this week about their effort to preserve people’s ability to register to vote on Election Day. They will decide whether they have gathered enough signatures to put a question on the November ballot or keep collecting signatures and put the question on the ballot in June.

  • Published
    July 20, 2011

    Another Thomaston deal revealed

    The state apparently has sold more than one property in Thomaston for a fraction of its assessed value without any marketing to the public.

  • Published
    July 13, 2011

    Attorney general, warden ‘unwind’ prison deal

    The Attorney General’s Office and Maine State Prison Warden Patricia Barnhart have begun discussing how to “unwind” the state’s sale of three houses in Thomaston to Barnhart.