CMP parent asks Maine’s high court to strike anti-corridor question from ballot
It is the latest in a series of legal volleys on both sides of the charged debate over the $1 billion project that would bring Canadian hydropower to the regional grid through western Maine.
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Maine, CMP revise lease at heart of corridor proposal, but legal questions remain
CMP will now have to pay $65,000 a year to use a 300-foot wide, one-mile stretch of land in the West Forks Plantation area that the powerline will pass through.
Marijuana collectors expected to help with testing in Maine
They are expected to make the state’s testing system less burdensome.
Judge rules anti-corridor question can go to Maine voters despite legal challenge
The ruling is a victory for opponents of the proposed $1 billion project that would pipe electricity down from Quebec into the regional grid through western Maine.
Strike at Bath Iron Works enters its 2nd week
There have been no talks yet between the company and the union.
How Janet Mills’ recovery panel wants to kickstart the Maine economy
Their aim is to get the Maine economy back on track while working within mandates that often stunt business activity.
Maine hotels open to tourists Friday, but test mandate turns many away
Maine Revenue Services reported that taxable sales for lodging were down 80.2 percent in April, the first full month that pandemic restrictions were in effect.
Another worker at Bath Iron Works tests positive for COVID-19, company says
The person was last at work on June 18, and workers who came in close contact with them have been told of the case.
BIW, striking union exchange letters that show lingering contract stalemate
Bath Iron Works and its largest union exchanged Wednesday letters showing a lingering stalemate.
Striking BIW union asks federal mediator to help with contract
The union representing striking workers at Bath Iron Works has requested the assistance of a federal mediator, an official said Thursday.
Now it’s Central Maine Power’s turn to increase its rates, by $2.50 per month
Average residential Central Maine Power Co. customers will pay an extra $2.50 a month starting July 1.
Maine’s lobster industry has kept bringing in big money, but that could change with COVID-19
The lobster industry to which President Donald Trump is directing financial aid is coming off a six-year stretch during which it benefited from historic levels of demand.
Maine’s new jobless claims fall below peak seen during Great Recession
New jobless claims during the Great Recession peaked at 5,634.
Lawyers ask judge to remove CMP corridor referendum from November ballot
The lawsuit contends the Maine Constitution links referendums to legislative acts, not agency decisions.
‘Out of the blue,’ Trump directs trade offset aid to Maine lobster industry
President Donald Trump is directing the Department of Agriculture to provide U.S. lobster fishermen with financial assistance to make up for lost income from Chinese tariffs.
Joe Biden urges BIW management to negotiate with striking workers
Striking workers at Bath Iron Works got some encouragement from presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden.
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