After months of clashing over General Assistance reimbursements to local emergency shelters, DHHS adopts a new rule that will slash Portland’s rate nearly in half.
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Posted inBusiness, Leslie Bridgers, Local & State
Another weed shop opened on Forest Ave. This is how they all survive.
There are now six cannabis shops within a mile and a half of Forest Avenue, and their owners say there’s room for all of them.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine business owners raise alarm about tariff impacts
Companies and their customers are canceling projects, delaying expansions and struggling to make sense of Trump’s ever-changing tariff actions.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Police: Fatal shooting at marijuana operation in Turner was ‘drug rip gone bad’
A Virginia man was shot in the head and dumped nearly 40 miles away after a botched robbery last December, according to recently unsealed court documents.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News, Politics
Children’s Museum loses federal grant intended for Wabanaki history programs
The Portland museum is losing most of the grant funding it was awarded last year by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for a project that includes curricula support for teachers and programs for museum visitors.
Posted inHealth
Portland man, 74, turns first Boston Marathon into a race to save Alzheimer’s research
Ralph Carmona, a 74-year-old Portland man who has Alzheimer’s, says he is a living example of the value of medical research.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Mainers could see higher taxes if US cuts local bond exemptions
Officials say removing the exemptions to reduce federal spending would dramatically increase the cost of borrowing money, raising the cost of projects and the burden on taxpayers.
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Maine cultural organizations reeling from canceled grants, threats to funding
Letters were sent Thursday to recipients of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, telling them their grant awards were terminated.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine approves 9.6% rate reduction for workers’ comp premiums
The news is expected to save businesses money at a time of growing economic uncertainty.
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Maine AG says 23andMe customers should delete DNA data
Aaron Frey says deleting personal and genetic information is the best move while the company is in bankruptcy.