Mills administration held secret meetings on pandemic with state lawmakers

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Published
April 16, 2020

Mills administration held secret meetings on pandemic with state lawmakers

Officials briefed large groups of Maine legislators privately and without public notice multiple times, in apparent violation of state law.
Published
April 15, 2020

Coronavirus begins to hit Maine workers compensation system

Insurers are starting to see claims for workplace exposure, and safety experts anticipate claims from people injured at makeshift workstations at home.
Published
March 16, 2020

Small businesses ask Gov. Mills for financial relief amid crisis

Restaurants, bars and breweries are among companies asking the governor to consider more steps to help the state's hard-hit service industries.
Published
March 13, 2020

State releases list showing who’s seeking marijuana business licenses

About 300 people, including an ex-governor's brother, are vying for more than 200 state licenses to grow, manufacture or sell recreational marijuana in Maine.
Published
March 13, 2020

Bill to increase Maine overtime protections fails to win lawmakers’ support

The bill would increase the threshold for salaried workers in the state to earn overtime pay, but lawmakers said it would burden businesses in an uncertain economy.
Published
February 19, 2020

Bill would give Maine companies preference in bidding on state jobs

The measure, which was held over from 2019, would give Maine companies a second shot at bidding if they lose out to out-of-state competitors on state construction or purchasing contracts.
Published
February 14, 2020

Report questions effectiveness of Maine tax incentive programs

Maine's business equipment tax reimbursement and exemption programs are costly for municipalities and don't appear to be effective at getting businesses to invest more in new equipment.
Published
December 22, 2019

Maine’s consumer watchdog office overwhelmed with calls

The Consumer Protection Division of the Maine Attorney General's Office receives as many as 13,000 calls from consumers each year – more than its small cadre of staff and volunteers can handle.
Published
September 14, 2019

Government labor crunch cuts into services, adds stress for Maine’s public employees

Hundreds of state and municipal jobs are vacant as officials struggle with a tight labor market, an aging workforce and pay that can't compete with the private sector.
Published
July 28, 2019

Maine still waiting for internet health care revolution

Poor broadband and out-of-step Medicare policies relegate Maine's use of telehealth to small niches when it should be in the mainstream.