AUGUSTA — Maine Citizens for Clean Elections says outside money is pouring into Maine and being funneled in such a way that it’s difficult to track who’s behind the money. A report released Monday said money from outside groups seeking to influence Maine legislative races grew by more than 500 percent from 2008 to 2012. […]
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union plans to add pot awareness to crusade
PORTLAND — The mansion that serves as Maine headquarters of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union lay largely fallow until recently, with drug needles, liquor bottles and pornographic magazines littering the grounds. Now, in the state where Prohibition had its roots and in a city that just legalized recreational marijuana, the WCTU is overhauling the building […]
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CTS to use taxis to provide rides for MaineCare clients
PORTLAND — The MaineCare rides contractor under scrutiny for subpar performance is hiring more taxi companies to deliver rides to low-income patients. According to documents released by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, 16 taxi companies with 68 vehicles were added to the list of potential or approved transportation providers for Connecticut-based Coordinated […]
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Lewiston, Andy County GOP to meet Dec. 16
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Republican City Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, at the Lewiston Armory, 65 Central Ave. The Androscoggin County GOP will meet at the same location on that date starting at 7 p.m. For more information, contact 332-4768.
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Server breach exposes information on Maine unemployment benefits
AUGUSTA — A server security breach in September has exposed account information for more than 1,300 unemployment beneficiaries, the Maine Department of Labor announced Friday. Although the servers used by JP Morgan Chase — which contracts to run the state debit card system used by unemployment claimants — were breached three months ago, the banking […]
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Ethics panel tables case
AUGUSTA — Two Lewiston men who helped organize a statewide campaign aimed at bringing a casino to that city’s downtown endured a barrage of questions Thursday before the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices. The commission tabled action on the case because it did not hear from all of the witnesses it had […]
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LePage sees an upside to global warming for Maine
AUGUSTA — Speaking to a conference assembled to discuss the transportation trends of the future, Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday that global climate change could have an upside for Maine. “Everybody looks at the negative effects of global warming, but with the ice melting, the Northern Passage has opened up,” he said. “So maybe, instead […]
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DHHS commissioner makes case against expansion
PORTLAND — The head of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services reiterated Gov. Paul LePage’s stance against Medicaid expansion in the state, telling Portland business leaders Wednesday morning that the move would ultimately cannibalize other parts of the state budget. Mary Mayhew, commissioner of DHHS, spoke to the Portland Community Chamber at one […]
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Offshore wind project would add jobs, but cost hundred of millions
AUGUSTA — An offshore wind power pilot project for the Gulf of Maine could still cost the state’s electric ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars over the course of a 20-year power purchase agreement now on the table before the state’s Public Utilities Commission. The project, headed by the University of Maine, replaces a similar […]
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Task force drops proposed amusement tax, submits new plan targeting business tax breaks
AUGUSTA — The panel charged with reducing or eliminating $40 million in tax breaks to prevent further cuts to revenue sharing put forward a plan Monday that may fall short of meeting that goal. Gone from the plan are proposals floated last week to tax entertainment, recreation and personal care services, which were deemed too […]