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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
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
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
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
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
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
BANGOR, Maine — In the early 1990s, then-Gov. John McKernan created a citizen commission to explore ways to restructure state government. more
Voters will find 2nd Congressional District challenger Jason Levesque's name on the ballot for the June 8 primary, he said Thursday. more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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