Lawmakers remain gridlocked over the state’s next two-year budget and need more time to negotiate an agreement to avoid a government shutdown July 1.
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Gov. LePage tells state agencies to prepare for partial shutdown
He asks them to identify ‘essential services’ to maintain but predicts that a budget deal will be reached in time, avoiding the chaos of the 1991 government closure.
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LePage bill, intended to create jobs, would have given special deal to Irving
Intent on jobs, the governor sought to provide incentives to biomass operators, but his plan would have increased electric rates for others.
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State $50 million technology bond appears headed for voter approval
Official results are not yet available, but preliminary results fuel optimism among supporters.
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Maine’s legislative leaders form panel to negotiate budget deal
They form a six-member conference committee in a last-ditch effort to avoid a government shutdown.
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Maine House narrowly rejects bill to create crime of ‘female genital mutilation’
Instead, it votes to create an education and outreach program aimed at stopping the practice in immigrant communities.
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Maine House passes bill to restore tip credit to minimum wage law
It now looks likely that lawmakers will reverse the decision by voters to end the tip rule, but the credit might not be revived until October.
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Gov. LePage forges ahead with bid to stop lucrative sales of ‘nips’ liquor bottles
They contribute to drinking and driving, he says, but they also produce millions in state revenue annually and support jobs at a Lewiston distillery.
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Maine legislators set aside bill to end twice-a-year clock changes
The proposal to move Maine into the same zone as the Canadian Maritimes was tied to the approval of similar legislation in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
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State budget impasse triggers new negotiation strategy as deadline looms
State House leaders take the unusual step of moving to a smaller conference committee in hopes of striking a deal.