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PublishedMarch 26, 2023
Our View: ‘One-stop shop’ for new residents has untold potential
Whether or not Maine gets the federal waiver on asylum seeker work authorization it desires, the state must be ready and waiting for it.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
Hallowell City Council rejects ice arena tax break plan, asks for revisions
The council unanimously rejected a proposal to extend the agreement with the Camden National Bank Ice Vault and agreed to rework the amendment to not have a negative impact on local taxes.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2021
Our View: Maine can’t prove tax credit program works
The lack of reliable data makes it impossible to know whether a business development program was just an investor giveaway.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2020
As new deadline approaches, employers take issue with emergency grant program
Confusing application language and requirements may have sunk chances for some struggling small businesses and nonprofits to get assistance in the state program's first phase.
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PublishedJune 29, 2020
Hallowell officials ask DECD to amend error in city’s TIF district documents
Andrea Smith, the state Department of Economic and Community Development's director of tax incentive programs, said her department has been working with the city to address this matter since last year.
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PublishedJune 4, 2020
Mills accelerates reopening for bars, tasting rooms and gyms in 13 counties
Similar businesses in Cumberland, York and Androscoggin counties will not be able to reopen on June 12, however, because of continued spread of the coronavirus.
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PublishedApril 29, 2020
Virus outbreaks reported at Portland meat plant, Bangor homeless shelter
The outbreaks at Tyson Foods in Portland and the Hope House shelter in Bangor come two days before the Mills administration plans to begin relaxing restrictions on some businesses.
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PublishedApril 20, 2020
Maine Labor Department holds line on teen work hours during pandemic
Some employers have asked for looser rules on teen work permits, but the state says limits on hours that apply during the school year remain in effect.
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