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Published
January 23, 2012

Offshore wind projects touted as job creators

AUGUSTA — The state’s economy could grow by 15,000 jobs during the next 20 years if Mainers embrace offshore wind projects, a University of Maine professor said Sunday.
Published
January 22, 2012

City reputation concerns council

AUGUSTA — City officials want to do a better job communicating with the public, from highlighting the recent success of the downtown to finding ways to make council meetings interactive.
Published
January 21, 2012

Tensions high at housing meeting

AUGUSTA — Questions about payments to vendors, sponsorships and politics dominated a testy meeting of the Maine State Housing Authority Board of Commissioners on Friday.
Published
January 21, 2012

Tempers surface during meeting of housing agency

AUGUSTA — Questions about payments to vendors, sponsorships and politics dominated a testy meeting of the Maine State Housing Authority Board of Commissioners on Friday.
Published
January 20, 2012

LePage threatens to close schools to fix DHHS hole

LEWISTON –Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday he will close schools on April 1 if the Legislature doesn’t act quickly to plug a $221 million hole in the Department of Health and Human Services budget.
Published
January 20, 2012

LePage: I will close schools if talks do not move along

LEWISTON –Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday he will close schools on April 1 if the Legislature doesn’t act quickly to plug a $221 million hole in the Department of Health and Human Services budget.
Published
January 19, 2012

New security checkpoint at State House

AUGUSTA — A security checkpoint is now operating at the main entrance to the State House, screening visitors to keep weapons out of the building, Capitol Police Chief Russell Gauvin said Wednesday.
Published
January 19, 2012

Checkpoint beefs up State House security

AUGUSTA — A security checkpoint is now operating at the main entrance to the State House, screening visitors to keep weapons out of the building, Capitol Police Chief Russell Gauvin said Wednesday.
Published
January 18, 2012

Legislators form prayer group

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage and other top Republicans called on Mainers to pray Tuesday as they announced the formation of the Maine Legislative Prayer Caucus.
Published
January 18, 2012

Think tank calls agency expenditures into question

AUGUSTA — A conservative think tank on Tuesday questioned expenditures at the Maine State Housing Authority, releasing a list of vendors that includes payments for massage services, a martial arts academy and tickets to places such as Funtown/Splashtown.