Auburn is among a few Maine cities that have received requests from the Lowe’s home improvement stores for property tax abatements. According to the Bangor Daily News, the requests for abatements, filed this week on behalf of Lowe’s by the Newark, N.J.-based law firm of McCarter & English, seek to cut the assessed value of […]
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Lawmakers say Paul LePage is lying about 2013 ‘bribe’ offer
“It’s a little bit unfair the way I’ve been treated and people who try to bribe me get off scot-free and then I tell the truth and I get demonized.” — Maine Gov. Paul LePage AUGUSTA — A pair of state representatives who led the failed attempt to bring impeachment proceedings against Republican Gov. […]
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Legislature approves bill that revives $6.5 million conservation bonds
AUGUSTA — A bill that revives $6.5 million in voter-approved Land for Maine’s Future conservation bonds is heading to the desk of Gov. Paul LePage. The Maine Senate on Thursday voted unanimously to give final approval to the bill, following the unanimous approval by the House on Tuesday. The bill revives $6.5 million conservation bonds […]
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Lewiston’s historic Wiseman Bridge on state work list for 2016
Maine Department of Transportation documents: Statewide plan | Lewiston projects AUGUSTA — Lewiston’s historic Wiseman Bridge on Chestnut Street is finally going to get some long overdue TLC, according to a recently released work plan for the Maine Department of Transportation. The bridge, built in 1927, spans one of the city’s industrial canals and features […]
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Legislative panel supports arts day for veterans in Maine
AUGUSTA — It may seem like a small gesture, but it’s a meaningful one for Maine veterans who are also artists. On Wednesday, the Legislature’s State and Local Government Committee voted unanimously in support of a bill that would establish Nov. 1 as Veterans in the Arts and Humanities Day. The committee moved the bill from […]
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Requests for help obtaining public records in Maine on a steady uptick
AUGUSTA — Maine people are interested in what their governments are up to. That’s the upshot of a new report issued by the state’s ombudsman for opening meetings and public records. In 2015, there were 416 inquiries about public meetings and public records handled by Brenda Kielty, a lawyer with the Maine Attorney General’s Office. […]
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2015 was Earth’s hottest year on record
Data curated by WeatherDB Last year shattered 2014’s record to become the hottest year ever recorded, based on data going back to 1880, two U.S. government science agencies announcedWednesday. “2015 was by far the record year in all of the temperature datasets that are based on the instrumental and surface data,” said Gavin Schmidt, director […]
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Maine Moms Demand Action submits petitions to get gun checks on ballot
AUGUSTA — Maine election officials are verifying petitions for a ballot measure requiring criminal background checks for all private gun sales in the state. The group Maine Moms Demand Action submitted petitions to the Secretary of State’s office on Tuesday. Deputy Secretary of State Julie Flynn says the group claimed it has more than 72,000 […]
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Video: Bates student tries to debate with Trump supporter
Trump Supporters’ Views on Islam This is a video showing my interaction with some of Donald J. Trump’s supporters in Concord, NH yesterday. Posted by Kiernan Majerus-Collins on Monday, January 18, 2016 Majerus-Collins is the one in the video wearing a shirt with Martin Luther King Jr. on the front and “I Have A Dream” […]
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Gov. Paul LePage says new anti-drug law is ‘just the first step’
AUGUSTA — The Legislature on Tuesday attached an amendment to leadership’s heavily debated anti-drug bill before unanimously enacting the bill and pushing it to Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s desk. Rep. Jeff Timberlake, R-Turner, said LePage signed the bill into law at about 2 p.m. Tuesday. “I’m pleased the House and Senate incorporated the common-sense recommendations […]