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Budget panel OKs Mega Millions
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Legislature's Appropriations Committee voted unanimously Sunday afternoon to put the implementation of the Mega Millions lottery game into the budget, but rejected a proposal to launch a keno game in Maine. more
By Mal Leary
Capitol News Service | 3/15/10 | 267 views
Baldacci touts bond proposal
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Gov. John Baldacci used his weekly radio address to make the case for his $79 million bond package proposal, which he hopes to put before voters in June. Baldacci’s … more
By The Associated Press
| 3/14/10 | 121 views
Votes expected on bill barring insurance payment caps
AUGUSTA, Maine — Further Maine House and Senate votes are expected this week on a bill to bar annual and lifetime caps on health insurance payments. The bill is intended to protect health care … more
By The Associated Press
| 3/14/10 | 172 views
Congressional delegation sends off 1136th in crowded ceremony at UMaine
ORONO, Maine — Staff Sgt. Dale Bergeron of the Maine Army National Guard’s 1136th Transportation Company has ties to the communities of Glenburn and Tremont. more
By Jessica Bloch
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 1559 views
Bill may relieve school penalties
AUGUSTA, Maine — The latest flood of federal stimulus money to Maine will benefit 15 school districts that have been frustrated in their attempts to consolidate — if recommendations by Gov. John Baldacci are accepted by the Legislature. more
By Christopher Cousins
BDN Staff | 3/13/10 | 1213 views
North Woods an issue in gubernatorial debate
AUGUSTA, Maine — The best use of Maine's North Woods and preservation of the state's forestry industry emerged as major themes Thursday among 10 gubernatorial candidates who participated in a question-and-answer forum hosted by the Maine Forest Products Council. more
By Christopher Cousins
BDN Staff | 3/12/10 | 2573 views
Bangor lawyer touts restructuring plan
BANGOR, Maine — In the early 1990s, then-Gov. John McKernan created a citizen commission to explore ways to restructure state government. more
By Eric Russell
BDN Staff | 3/12/10 | 1945 views
Levesque submits signatures
Voters will find 2nd Congressional District challenger Jason Levesque's name on the ballot for the June 8 primary, he said Thursday. more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 3/12/10 | 1056 views
Passamaquoddy tout gaming plan
AUGUSTA, Maine — Leaders of the Passamaquoddy Tribe sketched out their proposal Thursday for a November ballot question that would seek voter approval for gambling facilities in eastern and western Maine as well as table games at Hollywood Slots in Bangor. more
By Kevin Miller
BDN Staff | 3/12/10 | 1757 views
Panel seeking ways to clarify pot proposal
AUGUSTA, Maine — Nearly everyone who testified Thursday on legislation designed to fine-tune a voter-approved expansion of the state's 10-year-old medical marijuana law wanted to see changes in the bill. more
By Mal Leary
Capitol News Service | 3/12/10 | 1372 views
Court upholds wind farm law
The state's highest court on Thursday dealt the Friends of Lincoln Lakes a major legal defeat by reaffirming state approval of a $130 million industrial wind site intended for northern Penobscot County. more
By Nick Sambides Jr.
BDN Staff | 3/12/10 | 2277 views
Gambling addiction aid debated
AUGUSTA, Maine — The release of data showing that more than 1,200 Mainers called a national hot line for problem gamblers last year has lawmakers renewing debate over the funding level for state help programs. more
By Mal Leary
Capitol News Service | 3/11/10 | 2445 views
Baldacci outlines bond plan
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. John Baldacci announced the details Wednesday of a $79 million bond proposal that includes money to save northern Maine’s last major rail line and to fund transportation … more
By Kevin Miller
BDN Staff | 3/11/10 | 1747 views
State lawmaker renews call for dividing Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine — A lawmaker from northern Maine has launched another attempt to divide Maine into two states. Rep. Henry Joy’s proposal gives new fuel to the notion of there being two Maines … more
By The Associated Press
| 3/11/10 | 4691 views
Baldacci introduces $79M bond package
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Gov. John Baldacci has released details of a $79 million bond package that he says "will put people back to work this year." The bond proposal unveiled Wednesday includes … more
By The Associated Press
| 3/10/10 | 1080 views
Clinton backs Libby Mitchell for governor
AUGUSTA, Maine — Senate President Elizabeth “Libby” Mitchell’s campaign for governor received a major nod Tuesday when former President Bill Clinton endorsed the Democratic … more
By Kevin Miller
BDN Staff | 3/10/10 | 1039 views
Panel rejects warning labels on cell phones
AUGUSTA, Maine — Citing a lack of solid scientific evidence and an aversion to inciting unwarranted consumer anxiety, the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee voted Tuesday against … more
By Meg Haskell
BDN Staff | 3/10/10 | 2540 views
Brewer school budget forecast includes layoffs, no tax increase
BREWER, Maine — Only the revenue side of the 2010-11 school budget was presented during Monday’s school board meeting, but Superintendent Daniel Lee did tell members to expect layoffs to avoid any increase in taxes. more
By Nok-Noi Ricker
BDN Staff | 3/9/10 | 2907 views
World's lobstermen discuss marketing
JONESPORT, Maine — Maine's lobstermen are meeting this week with fellow lobstermen from Ireland, New Zealand, western Australia, Tasmania, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, and learning they have as many similarities as differences. more
By Sharon Kiley Mack
BDN Staff | 3/9/10 | 1159 views
Posted roads a 'necessary evil' in Maine
BANGOR, Maine — As ground slowly recovers from its frozen winter slumber, it saturates with water, causing the ground to weaken and putting the road that runs above it at risk. more
By Eric Russell
BDN Staff | 3/9/10 | 3645 views

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