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Gov. Paul LePage postpones Gorham town hall
Gov. Paul LePage’s office says it has to postpone Wednesday night’s town hall in Gorham. The town has a parking ban expected to last until Thursday morning, according to a statement from LePage’s press secretary, Adrienne Bennett. It will be rescheduled.
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U.S. Ambassador to Somalia to visit Lewiston
LEWISTON — Stephen M. Schwartz, the U.S. ambassador to Somalia, will visit Lewiston on April 6, a trip that officials say is symbolic of the city’s positive reputation in immigrant integration. The visit comes during a significant phase in U.S.-Somali relations. When appointed by President Barack Obama in 2016, Schwartz was the first ambassador to Somalia in […]
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Fact Check: Democrats and Republicans loose with facts in health debate
Graphic shows Congressional Budget Office estimates of uninsured under the Affordable Care Act and Republican alternative. WASHINGTON — The Congressional Budget Office report on a Republican health care bill has set off an intense reaction in Washington, and some on both sides of the debate are playing loose with the facts. Republicans are overlooking President […]
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Tight budgets could complicate Sessions' vow to fight crime
In this Friday, March 10, 2017, photo, Oakland police detectives and FBI agents work together in the offices of the Oakland Safe Streets Task Force in Oakland, Calif. Standing at left is Oakland homicide detective Jason Turner. The federal government already plays a big role in fighting violent crime in cities, through grants and partnerships. […]
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Gov. Paul LePage predicts Trump administration will re-certify Riverview
AUGUSTA — Maine’s Republican governor says he predicts the Trump administration will re-certify a state-run psychiatric hospital. Gov. Paul LePage said during a Tuesday call-in on WVOM-FM that Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price is “very receptive” to the LePage administration’s case to re-certify Riverview Psychiatric Center. Riverview lost federal Centers for Medicare and […]
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Legislators eye measure to protect IRAs from creditors
AUGUSTA — Maine is one of only a few states that lets creditors attempt to access cash locked up in a debtor’s Individual Retirement Account, a privilege that risks the life savings of people thrifty enough to save for their old age. Worried that it may help drive retirees away from the state, legislators are […]
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Sens. Collins, King oppose budget cuts for national weather agency
Both of Maine’s senators are worried about proposed “dangerous cuts” to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s budget that they fear would harm coastal states in particular. The federal Office of Management and Budget notified a U.S. Senate committee that President Donald Trump’s proposed budget would slice the agency funding by as much as 17 […]
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Maine unemployment rate is lowest since 2001
Maine’s unemployment rate is the lowest it’s been in 16 years. The state’s January unemployment rate of 3.5 percent is the lowest it’s been since March 2001, according to the Maine Department of Labor. The preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was down from 3.8 percent in December, down 1,300 people over the year to 24,300 […]