Legislative leaders formed a committee to receive public testimony on a $473 million emergency heating and energy plan, whose centerpiece would be immediate payments to most Mainers.
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U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly drop to lowest since September
The U.S. labor market has so far remained largely resilient to the Federal Reserve’s aggressive campaign to cool the economy in an effort to tame persistent inflation.
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Portland police search for driver involved in hit-and-run with pedestrian
A 41-year-old man was seriously injured Wednesday night when he was struck by a Honda CRV on Brighton Avenue.
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RSU 10 student test scores show “significant increase” in reading, math
Assistant Superintendent Matt Gilbert said the most notable growth was in kindergarten through second grade.
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Portland police investigate string of possible overdose deaths
Police suspect overdoses caused or contributed to three deaths over two days in the city, which has already more than doubled its fatal overdoses from last year.
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Future of Aroostook clean energy project may hinge on Massachusetts
Before a multibillion-dollar transmission line and wind farm are built in northern Maine, officials in Massachusetts must determine if the project will benefit that state’s residents.
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Reaction from Maine’s congressional delegation
“When I think about this bill, I think about how much it matters to people in each of our lives: our family members, our co-workers, our neighbors, our friends. It affects more than one million households in this country, but each and every one of us knows someone, has a relative, or are that person […]
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Bill to provide heating aid and relief checks unlikely to pass before January
Citing the expedited process, Republicans in the Maine Senate blocked the emergency bill Wednesday, but it will come up again, likely when the Legislature reconvenes after the holidays.
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Athens man dies while in custody at Somerset County Jail
Virgil White, 33, was being held on a domestic violence charge when he was pronounced dead Monday morning at the jail in Madison.