The filing with utility regulators reveals some of the thinking of Gov. Janet Mills and the people who negotiated the controversial $258 million deal.
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Liberty development partner pleads not guilty in federal fraud case
Paul Hess worked with Michael Liberty to raise investment money for Liberty’s software company. Instead, prosecutors allege, they defrauded investors of millions.
State backs out of second cannabis contract
A deal with a Florida company to provide seed-to-sale tracking has been set aside and will be rebid.
Less than 4 years after its own merger, Brunswick health care group considers joining MaineHealth
Mid Coast-Parkview Health, which employs 2,000 people, is facing financial pressure on many fronts.
Who paid for ad critical of Mills’ support for CMP power line? No one’s saying.
The ad, which started running Feb. 20, accuses the governor of making a ‘backroom deal.’
CMP chief pledges billing problems will be solved by end of March, but consumer group has doubts
Company President Doug Herling tells regulators, in response to the threat of fines, that the end of the billing backlog is near.
U.S. still has no place for spent nuclear fuel, so Maine Yankee’s owner gets millions
The award will help pay for the roughly $10 million per year to maintain the repository at the closed nuclear plant in Wiscasset.
Firm that launched Colorado’s legal cannabis market wins Maine contract
In its second solicitation for a consultant to guide the state’s oversight of recreational marijuana, regulators pick Freedman & Koski, which challenged a previous award to a competitor.
Government shutdown cited as factor in decline of Maine home sales
Home sales fell by 13 percent in January, while the median sale price remained the same compared with a year earlier.
David Shaw offers $25,000 prize to winning entrepreneur
The co-founder of Idexx and Covetrus is making the gift through the Top Gun program to encourage Maine entrepreneurship, and to recognize his local companies.