The Legislature must still take up several other spending measures, including one to borrow $100 million for transportation improvements.
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Augusta councilors to consider ordinances switching downtown traffic to two-way
Possible action on city ordinances follows years of discussion about changing the flow of traffic through the heart of the city’s downtown.
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Maine lawmakers approve $41 million spending package that includes funding for the disabled, the elderly and opioid treatment
Lawmakers must still take up several other spending measures, including one to borrow $100 million for transportation improvements.
Posted inPolitics
Shawn Moody tells Republicans at rally he’d carry on LePage’s legacy
The Gorham businessman and Republican nominee for governor said he would build on LePage’s policies.
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Advocacy group in Medicaid expansion lawsuit says LePage must act now
Maine Equal Justice Partners argued in a new filing Tuesday that the LePage administration should be ordered to comply without delaying for its appeals.
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State likely to conduct ranked-choice vote counts Tuesday
The last of the ballots from Maine’s towns and cities were delivered Monday to the make-shift headquarters of the secretary of state’s ranked-choice tabulation center.
Posted inCommunity
Mount Vernon’s Maj. Taylor presented with Quilt of Valor
Vietnam veteran recognized for his volunteerism with the Back in the Maine Stream group.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Massachusetts utilities sign deal key to CMP power line project through Maine
The distribution companies agree to 20-year contracts for power coming through a 145-mile corridor from Hydro-Quebec in Canada.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Kellie Julia beats John Glowa in Augusta area Senate District 15 primary
In November, the Democrat will face Republican Rep. Matthew Pouliot, who had no primary competition.
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Kennebec Journal June 12-13 police log
Augusta area police reports for June 12-13, 2018.