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LePage declares five towns business-friendly; experts question economic strategy
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage declared five Maine towns business-friendly on Monday, though some experts said the program isn’t enough to counteract years of harmful policies and some of LePage’s other jobs initiatives, which they say are working against the governor’s own goals. One economic development expert questioned whether ...
Maine Center for Economic Policy gets new director
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Center for Economic Policy has found a replacement for its longtime executive director. Christopher “Kit” St. John has led the liberal-leaning public policy agency since its inception in 1994 but announced earlier this year that he planned to retire. St. John’s departure paved the way for ...
CONTRIBUTORS
A balance of cuts and revenues needed to resolve default crisis
By Dean Crocker and Christopher St. John on July 26, 2011, at 6:59 p.m.
The Aug. 2 deadline to raise the nation’s debt limit is just days away. Without question, Congress must raise the debt limit. Failing to do so will disrupt the markets, raise interest rates for struggling businesses and families and damage our already weak economy. The economic security of thousands of ...
Democrats warn health insurance overhaul could drive up costs as legislators prepare for debate
AUGUSTA, Maine — Democratic lawmakers repeated calls Monday for a more bipartisan approach to overhauling Maine’s health insurance market, warning that a Republican measure could drive up costs for older Mainers as well as residents and businesses in rural areas. Republicans, meanwhile, showed no signs of backing off their plan ...
Asians called fast-growing Maine ethnic group
The Associated Press on April 20, 2011, at 9:24 a.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — A liberal public policy research group says Asians and Latinos are the fastest growing ethnic groups in the U.S. population, and Maine’s population reflects that trend. Citing U.S. Census figures, the Maine Center for Economic Policy says the state’s Asian population doubled in the 1990s and increased ...
POLL QUESTION
Governors cut taxes, medical aid to the poor
By Noam N. Levey, Tribune Washington Bureau on April 13, 2011, at 5:50 p.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — In their drive to cut medical assistance to the poor while pushing tax breaks benefiting the affluent, congressional Republicans are following the lead of a group of governors who have championed this approach to balance state budgets. The strategy — reprising the supply-side economics of the Ronald ...
Hearings on Maine budget open in Augusta
The Associated Press on Feb. 28, 2011, at 5:09 p.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — Hearings on Gov. Paul LePage’s $6.1 billion budget package opened Monday with a focus on taxes, and advocates were quick to weigh in with support for a package they said will either stimulate business or foist unfair burdens on those who can afford it least. During a ...
7,000 on unemployment at risk if Legislature fails to comply with change in federal law
AUGUSTA, Maine — More than 7,000 Mainers will lose their unemployment benefits next month if lawmakers do not approve a change in state law to comply with federal changes in the unemployment insurance law passed in December. “If we do not comply with the federal language, we will lose coverage ...
More than 500 help with ground search for missing Glenburn teen Nichole Cable
Silenced by legislators at budget talks, LePage says Mainers are being played for ‘patsies’
Items found, authorities pursuing leads in search for Glenburn teen
Family of third plane crash victim puts Knox County on notice
Emma Libby, 15, overcomes ruling to win Sport-4 race at Speedway 95
Jeffrey Nugent says his brother Ted Nugent is wrong on background checks
Maine protects a woman’s right to choose
Funding isn’t everything: Education reform takes innovation, cooperation
Strengthening the schools Maine already has
Basketball season never ends for Worcesters of Washburn, a family of 1,000-point scorers
Promise of land brought Theriault family to ‘Acadie’ in 1630s
How do I teach my kids it’s not OK to be bullied, even by family?
Not even chemotherapy could quell Maine woman’s longing to be in the kitchen