LEWISTON — Someone has to win the Powerball lottery at some point, and Nancy St. Pierre, owner of Victor News, would prefer it to be one of her customers. “I’d like to see one of my regulars win,” St. Pierre said, “someone who’s always coming in, supporting small business. I’d like to see someone from […]
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Maine group seeking ballot question on gun checks nears signature target
AUGUSTA — A group hoping to bring a statewide ballot question to require federal background checks on all gun sales in Maine said Thursday it was well on its way to gathering the more than 61,000 voter signatures it needs for a November referendum. “We fully anticipate having the signature numbers that we need and […]
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Bill to reduce electric rates for industry gets mixed review
AUGUSTA — A bill meant to help reduce the cost of electricity for Maine businesses received a mixed review Thursday before the Legislature’s Energy Committee. The legislation, LD 1398, sponsored by Sen. Garrett Mason, R-Lisbon, would change the way funds from the state’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Trust Fund are distributed to electricity ratepayers starting […]
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Maine Legislative session opens on positive, busy note
AUGUSTA — With only a small dose of political stagecraft, the Maine Legislature got off to a quick start Wednesday, sending dozens of bills to committee and plowing forward on the reauthorization of millions of dollars in land conservation bonds. Lawmakers also got to work on a bill designed to fight a growing heroin problem […]
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Pitching curl creme to Sharks: Maine women appear on ABC show Friday night
Erica Gray knew that her business partner had pitched ABC’s “Shark Tank” during an open casting call in Portland last fall. The Winthrop native didn’t know until two weeks ago that their company made it on the show, in an episode to air Friday night. She’d declared early on that she didn’t want to be […]
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Lawmakers get first look at bill meant to fight Maine’s addiction crisis
AUGUSTA — A trio of legislative committees Tuesday took a first look at a $4.9 million bill meant to increase treatment for drug addicts and put more drug agents on the street to stop the flow of illicit drugs into Maine. But lawmakers already were split on the measure, which would fund 10 new Maine […]
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Oxford Casino revenues up in 2015
Figures released Monday from the Maine Gambling Control Board show slot machine playing was down in Bangor in 2015, while in Oxford there was reason for the house to smile. Oxford Casino reported nearly $4 million more in revenue last year over 2014. As the host municipality, the town of Oxford received more than $1.5 […]
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Maine lawmakers mixed on Obama’s upcoming executive orders on guns
AUGUSTA — Maine lawmakers had mixed reactions Monday in advance of new executive orders from President Barack Obama on federal background checks for gun purchases. While the details of Obama’s latest attempts to initiate tighter gun control in the U.S. have not been released, Republicans expressed their concerns the president would overreach and infringe on […]
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Maine lawmakers prep for short session
AUGUSTA — State House leaders Monday outlined their plans for the start of the second regular session of the 127th Legislature, but it’s clear Republicans and Democrats are going to struggle to find common ground on a host of issues. Topping the list will be how fast the Legislature moves on a bill that’s meant […]