During an address on Tuesday, Gov. Janet Mills announced plans to submit a bill requiring 100% of the electricity consumed in Maine to come from renewable energy sources by 2040 – a decade sooner than previously planned.
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Labor shortage could slow Maine’s broadband expansion
A new report says Maine could soon face a shortage of as many as 4,400 workers in the industry, depending on how fast and extensively broadband access is expanded.
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Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World, News
Panel backs moving opioid antidote Narcan over the counter
U.S. health advisers say the overdose-reversal drug naloxone should be made available as an over-the-counter medication.
Posted inAnimals, Business, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Roses are red, cockroaches go crunch: Waterville pet store ‘turns your ex into lunch’
Fish Tails Pet Emporium is cashing in on a nationwide trend: For a small fee on the week around Valentine’s Day, customers can name a cockroach after an ex-partner and feed it to the store’s 30-inch Savannah monitor lizard, Brutus.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine businesses form group to lobby for statewide ban on flavored tobacco
The coalition – called Tobacco Free Maine Works – is an offshoot of the Flavors Hook Kids Maine lobbying effort to ban flavored tobacco products.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Biden, Yellen warn of ‘catastrophe’ if debt limit not raised
The Treasury Secretary said auto loans, mortgage and credit card payments will rise if the nation defaults.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Pine tree would replace chickadee on new Maine license plate design
A legislative committee will consider a proposal to replace the state bird with the image of a conifer and star on the state flag from 1901-09.
Posted inBusiness
Biden names Fed vice chair to head economic council
Lael Brainard was deputy director for the National Economic Council during the Clinton administration and under secretary for international affairs at Treasury during the Obama years.
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As Johnny’s Selected Seeds marks its 50th year, company looks to expand its reach
David Mehlhorn, the CEO of the Winslow-based company, said he hopes to position it to be a “one-stop shop” for mid-sized farmers and home gardeners across the U.S.
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U.S. inflation slows to 6.4%, but price pressures reemerge
High costs keep pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise its benchmark interest rate further and to keep it there through year’s end.