AUGUSTA — The state public advocate’s office, which represents the interests of utility customers in Maine, has withdrawn its opposition to a multimillion-dollar transaction to build wind turbines across Maine and the Northeast. The move was made, Public Advocate Timothy Schneider said, after his office reviewed its previous position and decided that the deal would […]
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Top Maine DHHS official leaves agency to return to private sector
AUGUSTA — The chief operating officer for the Maine Department of Health and Human Services is leaving his post to return to the private sector, according a spokesman for the agency. According to DHHS spokesman John Martins, William Boeschenstein Jr. of Cape Elizabeth, who served with DHHS since March 2011, will be replaced by Sam […]
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Outdoor film festival focuses on Maine adventures
AUGUSTA — The Maine Outdoor Film Festival will feature 11 outdoor films and shorts with Maine roots when it comes to Augusta. Organizers say the May 16 event features outdoor films by Mainers, about Mainers. The event — now in its second year — begins at 6:30 p.m. at Cony High School in Augusta. The […]
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In last-minute twist, lawmakers vote to kill late bills by LePage
AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature’s budget-writing Appropriations Committee voted unanimously late Thursday to kill a pair of bills offered by Republican Gov. Paul LePage in the final days of the 126th legislative session. The decision came after the committee received word from LePage — just as it was preparing to move the measures to the […]
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Proposed move of Maine Army Guard’s 133rd Engineer Battalion to Pennsylvania has Maine delegation seeking answers
AUGUSTA — Members of Maine’s congressional delegation are seeking more information about a plan to restructure the Army National Guard that could send Maine’s 133rd Engineer Battalion to Pennsylvania, officials said Thursday. The proposal would essentially remove the 500-person battalion that has roots in the state dating back to the early 1800s in an effort […]
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Appeals board delays likely rejection of $100M Bowers Mountain wind project
AUGUSTA — An appeals board delayed issuing a formal decision Thursday that could decide the fate of a $100 million wind-to-energy facility proposed for Bowers Mountain. However, it said a denial of the project is likely to be upheld. The Board of Environmental Protection voted 4-1 during a daylong meeting at the Augusta Civic Center […]
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Democrats say latest LePage vetoes put lakes, jobs at serious risk
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage vetoed two more bills Wednesday that would protect Maine lakes from pollution and strengthen a revolving loan program for small business. The two new vetoes brings the total that face the Legislature on Thursday to 48. LePage said in his veto letter for LD 1744, An Act to Protect Maine […]
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King to chair hearing investigating ‘dark money’ in politics
Watch the hearing live on CSPAN Tweets about “#darkmoney” AUGUSTA — An effort by U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, to examine the impact of so-called “dark money” on state and federal elections drew praise from clean election advocates in Maine on Tuesday. But just a day before King was set to chair a hearing of […]
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Michaud and Cutler lead in fundraising for Maine governor’s race as LePage trails slightly
AUGUSTA — The campaign war chests of two of the top three leading candidates for governor in Maine have broken the $1 million mark. The campaign for Democrat Mike Michaud, Maine’s 2nd District U.S. congressman, said its candidate had collected $1.4 million as of the April 29 deadline while independent candidate Eliot Cutler reported contributions […]