AUGUSTA — The Natural Resources Council of Maine on Thursday released an investigative report alleging that Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection did not provide to Maine lawmakers or the public information it has indicating that an open-pit mine at Bald Mountain in Aroostook County is likely to pollute rivers, lakes and streams with sulfuric acid runoff and […]
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Maine tax climate improves in Tax Foundation ranking
The Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation ranked all 50 states for its 2014 State Business Tax Climate Index, which synthesizes data on more than 100 tax provisions in each state into an easy-to-use index score. Maine’s 29th ranking is a slight improvement from the foundation’s 2013 report, released last October, in which the state ranked 30th. Maine’s overall […]
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Maine budget committee reviews status of Riverview
AUGUSTA — An ongoing federal government shutdown is complicating Maine Department of Health and Human Services’ efforts to figure out what it needs to do to prevent the loss of nearly $20 million for the state’s Riverview Psychiatric Center. The 92-bed hospital, which houses some of the state’s most violent mental health patients, has been […]
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Shutdown means no new beers on tap
MILWAUKEE — The federal government shutdown could leave America’s craft brewers with a serious hangover. Stores will still offer plenty of suds. But the shutdown has closed an obscure agency that quietly approves new breweries, recipes and labels, which could create huge delays throughout the rapidly growing craft industry, whose customers expect a constant supply […]
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Maine DOT report says existing rail safety guidelines are adequate
AUGUSTA — A rail safety review ordered by Maine Gov. Paul LePage following a fiery train derailment that claimed 47 lives north of the border in Quebec has determined that existing practices are adequate, but it didn’t address the issue of single-person crews for trains hauling oil and other hazardous materials. Maine Transportation Commissioner David Bernhardt […]
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Attorney general to discuss Maine’s foreclosure process
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Attorney General Janet Mills is convening a group to talk about improving the home foreclosure process. The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee was presented with several different proposals during the last legislative session to address the foreclosure process in Maine in various ways. Mills was asked to review the process and to report […]
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Ballot 2013: Robert Hayes, Auburn City Council Ward 2
Biographical information Name: Robert (Bob) Hayes Office Sought: Auburn City Council, Ward 2 Home Street Address: 172 Allen Ave. Campaign Phone Number: 782-1386 Campaign Email Address: [email protected] Facebook page: No Twitter Account: No YouTube Channel: NO Occupation or primary source of income: Business Manager (J.L.HAYES/AGWAY) Education: Edward Little High School, Union College (SCHENECTADY, NY); BS […]
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Ballot 2013: Levi Gervais, Auburn City Council at-large
Biographical information Name: Levi Gervais Office Sought: Auburn City Council, at large Home Street Address: 46 Fourth St Campaign Phone Number: Campaign Email Address: [email protected] Facebook page: Twitter Account: YouTube Channel: Occupation or primary source of income: Home Dad Education: Graduated from Gray-New Gloucester High School, have many certifications from bar tending to welding to […]
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Ballot 2013: Robert Sevigny, Auburn City Council at-large
Biographical information Name: Robert Sevigny Office Sought: Auburn City Council, at large Home Street Address: 86 Sixth st Campaign Phone Number: 241-0406 Campaign Email Address: [email protected] Facebook page: No campaign Facebook page. Twitter Account: I have no twitter account YouTube Channel: I have no youtube channel Occupation or primary source of income: Heavy equipment/truck mechanic. […]
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Ballot 2013: Tizz Crowley, Auburn City Council Ward 1
Biographical information Name: Tizz E.H. Crowley Office Sought: Auburn City Council, Ward 1 Home Street Address: 35 University Street Campaign Phone Number: Campaign Email Address: [email protected] Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tizz-Crowley-Auburn-City-Councilor-Ward-1/224724840908470 Twitter Account: YouTube Channel: Occupation or primary source of income: Retired. I spent almost 30 years as a Medical Group Administrator and health care consultant where […]