AUGUSTA — Legislators vowed Monday to fix Maine’s ailing county jail system before it runs out of money this spring. “We will work very hard together,” Sen. Stan Gerzofsky, D-Brunswick, told corrections officials. “Expect to come back. We’re going to go through it again. We’re going to be here a lot. We’re going to get […]
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Alexander to appear before Legislature’s HHS Committee
AUGUSTA — He was on the agenda and then he was off the agenda. Now he’s back on, and it appears lawmakers on the Maine Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee will get to hear, in person, from Gary Alexander. Alexander, the CEO of the Alexander Group — a Rhode Island company hired, under a nearly […]
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Oversight panel hears comments, postpones decision on CDC
A former Centers for Disease Control division director told legislators Friday that her bosses ordered her and another worker to shred public documents because their bosses expected someone to ask for those documents. A Department of Health and Human Services representative acknowledged there were “flaws” in the way the CDC distributed millions of dollars to […]
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Pine State Trading wins 10-year state liquor contract
AUGUSTA — The state has picked Pine State Trading to run Maine’s wholesale liquor business for the next 10 years. The Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations announced mid-morning Thursday that Pine State will oversee what’s being called “spirits administration.” The company bid almost half as much as its competitor, All Maine Spirits, also […]
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Federal judge denies Maine DHHS appeal on Riverview funds
AUGUSTA — A state appeal of a federal government decision to cut about $20 million in funding from the state-run Riverview Psychiatric Center has been denied by a federal judge. That means state lawmakers will now have to wrestle with filling the gap as they head into the second half of the 126th legislative session […]
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Maine lawmakers prep for short session to start Wednesday
AUGUSTA —Bills addressing issues ranging from slot machines to renewable energy to revamping a state-sponsored health care rides program await lawmakers Wednesday at the State House. The first week of the “short session,” which is set to end in April, starts this week. But topping the list is what appears to be a more than […]
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Gay-rights group endorses Michaud in governor’s race
LEWISTON — A group that successfully advocated for gay marriage in 2012 has endorsed the only gay candidate in the race for Maine governor. EqualityMaine announced Thursday its endorsement of U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud. The Democrat is seeking his party’s nomination in a race against incumbent Republican Gov. Paul LePage and independent candidate Eliot Cutler. […]
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Aviation startup markets recording device for small airports
When it comes to flying planes, the rules are pretty cut and dried. They clearly weren’t observed when, this summer, a pilot took off from a New Mexico taxiway, the narrow strip of pavement connecting airport runways. “There are quite a few different no-nos on that,” said Robert Uecker, the airport manager for the city […]
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Augusta man’s toilet protest expands
AUGUSTA (AP) — A toilet protest by an Augusta man angered by the city’s decision to flush a proposed Dunkin’ Donuts shop in his neighborhood is growing. David Labbe, a plumber, put five commodes in his yard in October when the city’s planning board, backed by his neighbors, rejected a zoning change that would have […]
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Augusta woman charged with stabbing boyfriend
AUGUSTA (AP) — An Augusta woman charged with stabbing her boyfriend in the back and shoulder after he came home late and drunk has been held on $20,000 bail. Ariana Lee Doherty appeared Monday in Kennebec County Superior Court on a charge of elevated aggravated assault. She remains in jail. The 27-year-old Doherty also agreed […]