The president met privately into the evening with centrist and progressive lawmakers in separate groups as Democrats appeared ready to abandon a $3.5 trillion package for a smaller, more workable proposal that can win passage.
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Should permit for NECEC power line be revoked? Maine regulator hears arguments
The hearing comes two months after a judge ruled that Maine failed to follow proper procedures when it granted the developer a lease to cross two parcels of public land.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Are pot-related problems on the rise? State lacks data to say for sure
One year after recreational marijuana was legalized, there are some warning signs, but few statistics to show how legal cannabis impacts public safety.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine childcare providers struggle to keep doors open amid worker shortage
Across the state, 187 licensed childcare centers closed between April 2020 and September 2021.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Lawmakers give Amazon ‘final chance’ to clear up testimony
In a letter, House members accuse the world’s biggest online retailer of at least misleading Congress and possibly outright lying about competitive practices.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation & World
Owner of Maine TV stations probes weekend data breach, finds ransomware
The Sinclair Broadcast Group, which operates WGME and WPFO in Maine, said Monday that it is working to determine what information the data contained.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Gov. Mills announces $139 million in spending for Maine’s economic recovery
Investments include $20 million for a new small business grant program, $39 million to help lower monthly health insurance premiums and $80 million to replenish the state’s unemployment trust fund.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine potato harvesters are having a good year
After a below-average yield in 2020, farmers are reporting a crop that is larger than average in 2021.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report
New Mexico explores public financing for small cannabis businesses
A proposal would allow the state’s finance authority to provide a line of credit to cannabis “microbusinesses” that are similar in size to a craft winery or brewery.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine Cannabis Report
Breast cancer patients turning to marijuana – but many hide it from doctors, survey finds
Nearly one-third of patients surveyed by the American Cancer Society said they felt uncomfortable discussing cannabis with doctors and are more likely to seek information from friends, family or the internet.