Tom Bell

Portland Press Herald

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Published
October 11, 2011

Oxford PAC opposes more gaming sites

The group says new gaming operations would reduce the revenue expected to be generated by the Oxford casino for K-12 education.
Published
October 9, 2011

Next month, it’s casinos vs. harness racing vs. none of the above

Three years ago, when Peter Robinson and Stavros Mendros were drafting a citizens initiative to allow a casino in an empty mill building in downtown Lewiston, they decided the casino wouldn’t share its revenue with Maine’s harness racing industry. Maine’s horsemen were already getting millions of dollars annually from Hollywood Slots in Bangor, they figured.
Published
October 9, 2011

Casinos, harness racing set to go head-to-head in election

Three years ago, when Peter Robinson and Stavros Mendros were drafting a citizens initiative to allow a casino in an empty mill building in downtown Lewiston, they decided the casino wouldn’t share its revenue with Maine’s harness racing industry. Maine’s horsemen were already getting millions of dollars annually from Hollywood Slots in Bangor, they figured.
Published
October 6, 2011

Group begins fundraising to fight gambling

A group in York County began raising money this week to campaign against two state ballot questions that would allow new gambling operations in Maine.
Published
October 5, 2011

Group to campaign against gaming questions

A group in York County began raising money this week to campaign against two state ballot questions that would allow new gambling operations in Maine.
Published
October 4, 2011

Anti-casino group sets up PAC, targets ballot questions

Mainers Against A Rotten Deal believe gaming-related questions on the November ballot are vulnerable to defeat.
Published
August 21, 2011

Watershed moment up ahead for LURC

When Terry Hill needs a permit to build a cabin on her campground, she doesn’t drive to a town hall. She calls a state agency that handles the planning and zoning functions that would ordinarily be handled by a city or town.
Published
August 14, 2011

Finding right mix of free market, fairness difficult

SCARBOROUGH — When Howard Gray and his son Charlie harvest lobsters off Prouts Neck, Howard takes on the lighter work — stuffing the bait bags and sizing the lobsters — while Charlie operates the boat and hauls the traps.
Published
August 8, 2011

ON MAINE POLITICS: Health exchange to be led by Bruno

Former House Minority Leader Joe Bruno of Raymond will lead the advisory committee that will establish Maine’s Health Insurance Exchange, Gov. Paul LePage announced last week. Most of the other nine members are lobbyists or executives with health insurance companies.
Published
August 6, 2011

Snowe laments triumph of partisanship in Washington

PORTLAND — The U.S. Senate has become so paralyzed by partisan posturing that it cannot pass significant legislation, Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, said Friday.