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Maine paid for 40 rooms at Trump hotel for LePage, staff
Newly released receipts reveal nearly a dozen trips to the president’s luxury hotel, part of $170,000 in out-of-state travel by the former Maine governor in recent years.
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Maine congressional delegation criticizes Trump’s plan to declare national emergency
Republican Sen. Susan Collins joins Sen. Angus King, an independent, and Democratic Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden in questioning the wisdom and constitutionality of such a move.
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Last Mills Cabinet nominee to come up for confirmation wins committee’s backing
Amanda Beal, who now heads the Maine Farmland Trust, gets a unanimous endorsement.
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Senate votes to confirm William Barr as attorney general
The veteran lawyer will oversee the Robert Mueller investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Maine’s rural broadband may get a boost
Two proposed bond measures would provide $120 million for projects in underserved areas, and the political will has grown.
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In business, requirement for paid sick time a source of healthy debate
Some see a proposed state mandate as contributing to a more productive and stable work force, while others decry the burden of cost, especially when profit margins are ‘very thin.’
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Democrat’s bill offers incentive for developers to build affordable housing
The legislation’s sponsor acknowledges that even the $80 million effort won’t meet the state’s ‘immense need.’
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Sexual-harassment trainer booted from State House
Maine lawmakers ask the woman hired to give lobbyists free sexual-harassment training not to come back because of complaints about her presentation.
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This grievance board for federal workers has one person left – and he’s about to leave
The Merit Systems Protection Board, which serves as a personnel court for federal employees, has a growing backlog of cases – and no board to hear them.