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PublishedAugust 6, 2011
Snowe says everything is politics; no real work gets done
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.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2011
Legislature sets Sept. 27 meeting for redistricting
AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature will hold a special session on Sept. 27 to consider a congressional reapportionment plan, Gov. Paul LePage announced today.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2011
Grief lingers 10 years later
About 1 a.m. on Aug. 5, 2001, a Russian oil tanker collided with a fishing boat bound for Rockland from Georges Bank with a hold full of herring.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2011
Legislature to consider redistricting plan Sept. 27
A federal judge has ordered lawmakers to complete work on redrawing the line between Maine’s 1st and 2nd congressional districts by Sept. 30.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2011
Nixed bypass, mixed feelings
WISCASSET — The Maine Department of Transportation’s decision to call off plans to build a bypass around Wiscasset is being viewed with mixed feelings in the region.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2011
Cuts to hit Maine harder than most
The deal to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling imposes sweeping spending cuts — as much as $2.4 trillion over the next decade. Although it’s uncertain which programs will be affected, Maine stands to lose more than most states simply because Maine is more dependent on federal money — for social services and defense spending.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2011
Debt pact likely to hurt Maine, a state dependent on federal funds
The deal to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling imposes sweeping spending cuts — as much as $2.4 trillion over the next decade. Although it’s uncertain which programs will be affected, Maine stands to lose more than most states simply because Maine is more dependent on federal money — for social services and defense spending.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2011
ON MAINE POLITICS: Group eyes deadline
The Maine People’s Alliance and its partners have a decision to make this week about their effort to preserve people’s ability to register to vote on Election Day. They will decide whether they have gathered enough signatures to put a question on the November ballot or keep collecting signatures and put the question on the ballot in June.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2011
Another Thomaston deal revealed
The state apparently has sold more than one property in Thomaston for a fraction of its assessed value without any marketing to the public.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2011
Attorney general, warden ‘unwind’ prison deal
The Attorney General’s Office and Maine State Prison Warden Patricia Barnhart have begun discussing how to “unwind” the state’s sale of three houses in Thomaston to Barnhart.
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