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Medical cannabis sellers make their case in appeal to restore ban on out-of-state providers
Plaintiffs argued Thursday before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court that the state must enforce a residency clause in its adult-use cannabis law.
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Two new airlines await Americans looking to fly somewhere
Both hope to draw passengers by filling in smaller airline routes crisscrossing the United States.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
State pulling proposed change to Kennebec River Management Plan
The agency will start again to create a fisheries management plan that will likely take into consideration the information it received from more than 1,100 comments, the most it has ever seen.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Legislature’s oversight panel expects answers about failed contract for human resources software
The state’s administrative and financial services commissioner will appear before the committee Friday to answer questions about a $22 million contract dispute with Workday, a Silicon Valley vendor.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. jobless claims up to 744,000 as virus still forces layoffs
Layoffs also increased slightly in Maine, with about 3,000 Mainers filing an initial jobless claim or reopening a previous claim.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Rome wants to leave the group running an Oakland business park. But can they?
Rome would be the first of the 24 towns in the Kennebec Regional Development Authority to withdraw, but an attorney familiar with the legislation does not think it’s possible.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Beyond the pandemic: London’s financial hub seeks a rebirth
When the coronavirus struck, nearly 540,000 workers vanished almost overnight from the business hub, known as the City of London.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Student seeking refund for canceled study-abroad program takes case to appeals court
A Harvard College student who was sent home from Europe when the pandemic hit is arguing that she and other students should get refunds from the Portland-based Council on International Education Exchange.
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Regulators launch investigation into CMP’s handling of solar projects
The unanimous decision Tuesday follows an uproar over Central Maine Power’s warning that connecting solar projects to the grid may be more costly than expected.