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Legislators debate bills on petitions
AUGUSTA, Maine — Lawmakers heard conflicting testimony Monday about whether proposals to change Maine’s citizen initiative process would discourage fraud by signature gatherers or gut the … more
By Kevin Miller
BDN Staff | 2/9/10 | 669 views
Group urges more highway safety laws
AUGUSTA, Maine — In its annual ranking of the states, the nonprofit Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety has lowered Maine’s ranking, from a state with good traffic safety laws to one that needs … more
By Mal Leary
Capitol News Service | 2/8/10 | 1575 views
Discarded medicine can end up in rivers
PORTLAND, Maine — The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine … more
By The Associated Press
| 2/8/10 | 1454 views
Maine Democrats' executive director stepping down
AUGUSTA, Maine — The executive director of the Maine Democratic Party says he’s leaving the post he’s held for three years to head up party efforts to win elections to be held in … more
By The Associated Press
| 2/7/10 | 645 views
GOP gathers for Penobscot County caucus
BANGOR, Maine — Area Republicans turned out in some force Saturday afternoon at the Husson University Student Union to listen to speeches by several gubernatorial candidates and attend the political party’s Penobscot County caucus. more
By Abigail Curtis
BDN Staff | 2/6/10 | 7343 views
Maine tea party organizers say movement is building
BANGOR, Maine — Despite gallons of newspaper ink, hours of air time and untold clicks in the blogosphere, the effect of the tea party movement in local and national politics remains to be seen. more
By Christopher Cousins
BDN Staff | 2/6/10 | 4840 views
New bill aims to impede animal abuse
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine has no legal power to prevent animal abusers from repeating the offense after conviction, a prosecutor said Friday as he testified for a bill to bolster the existing law. more
By Glenn Adams, The Associated Press
| 2/6/10 | 1496 views
Legislative panel criticizes landfill report
AUGUSTA, Maine — Lawmakers on the Legislature’s Natural Resources Committee expressed disappointment Friday with a State Planning Office report about the management and operations of the Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town for its failure to include meaningful input from the Department of Environmental Protection. more
By Meg Haskell
BDN Staff | 2/6/10 | 917 views
FairPoint: Revisions going well
BANGOR, Maine — As FairPoint Communications continues to question whether stimulus funding should have been awarded to fund a competing fiber-optic network, the company’s executives say their much-publicized financial restructuring plan is proceeding as well as they expected. more
By Eric Russell
BDN Staff | 2/6/10 | 1300 views
Presque Isle, Ashland schools to see funding cuts
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — State Department of Education officials said earlier this week that only 12 of Maine’s 183 school districts will get more state aid for the fiscal year that begins July 1. more
By Jen Lynds
BDN Staff | 2/6/10 | 759 views
Lawmaker scales back legislation limiting use of ethanol-based fuel
AUGUSTA, Maine — The owners of boats, snowmobiles, chain saws and older vehicles who have encountered problems with ethanol-blended fuels may have to bite their lips and get used to the … more
By Glenn Adams
The Associated Press | 2/5/10 | 2245 views
Biomass program could net $150M for Maine suppliers
AUGUSTA, Maine — Farmers and woodland owners in Maine can benefit from a new federal subsidy program that Gov. John Baldacci says will pump about $150 million into the state over the next two years … more
By Mal Leary
Capitol News Service | 2/5/10 | 3170 views
Legislators’ bills would increase petition regulation
Two Democratic state legislators want to place stricter rules on the gathering of signatures on petitions that send ballot questions to voters. more
By John Christie
Senior Reporter, Maine Center for Public Interest | 2/4/10 | 1556 views
Baldacci: Maine poised to benefit from biofuels
WASHINGTON — A presidential energy task force is recommending spending more money to make biofuels, a move that Gov. John Baldacci said Wednesday should help Maine’s forestry and papermaking industries. more
2/4/10 | 2217 views
Table games sought for Bangor Slots
AUGUSTA, Maine — With members of the Legislature’s Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee considering a range of gambling expansions, Hollywood Slots general manager John Osborne asked lawmakers on Wednesday to authorize table games. more
By Mal Leary
Capitol News Service | 2/4/10 | 4876 views
Candidate opts for private funding
AUGUSTA, Maine — A Green Independent candidate in Maine’s gubernatorial race announced Wednesday she would seek private donations instead of public campaign financing, increasing the chances that the state will be able to cover election costs for other candidates who qualify for the money. more
By Glenn Adams, The Associated Press
| 2/4/10 | 740 views
Forgeries raise questions about role money plays in petition process
Dead men don’t vote. And they can’t sign their names to voter petitions, either. But one did in the town of Greene last year. more
By John Christie
Senior Reporter, Maine Center for Public Interest | 2/4/10 | 4415 views
Proposal targets gun ban for parks
AUGUSTA, Maine — Lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday on a proposal to reimpose restrictions on guns within Acadia National Park and along the Appalachian Trail in Maine in response to Congress’ controversial decision to lift long-standing limits on firearms. more
By Kevin Miller
BDN Staff | 2/4/10 | 3993 views
Stimulus funding to bridge $2.1 million general assistance gap
BANGOR, Maine — State health officials have come up with a plan that addresses an estimated $2.1 million reduction in state general assistance subsidy for the next fiscal year. more
By Eric Russell
BDN Staff | 2/4/10 | 1677 views
Schools look to offset reduced state subsidies
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — While all Penquis area schools will suffer from reduced state subsidies announced this week by the Department of Education, SAD 68 will really feel the pain. more
By Diana Bowley
BDN Staff | 2/4/10 | 917 views
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