The health insurer claimed it had a right to a 3 percent profit and risk margin when setting individual health insurance premiums.
February 2012
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Obama visit to include exclusive dinner at Portland art museum
It will cost up to $30,000 to attend when he visits in March, and a second fundraiser also is planned.
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LL Bean CEO loses legal battle over easement
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds a decision dismissing Christopher McCormick’s lawsuit against his property’s previous owner.
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Ortiz on Varitek: ‘We’re going to miss him’
Now that the news is out that Jason Varitek has decided to retire after 15 seasons as the stalwart catcher in Boston, it doesn’t make it any easier to take . . .
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Falmouth council rejects expanded boat launch, OKs roadside stands
FALMOUTH — The Town Council on Monday voted against expanding boat access at Highland Lake, but asked the state to continue stocking the lake with fish. The unanimous vote against changing the public boat launch off Lowell Farm Road came months after a representative of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife first told town […]
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Preble Street director finalist for national award
Mark Swann was one of 20 finalists chosen by Congressional Medal of Honor recipients for the Citizen Service Before Self Honors.
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Cuts still loom for Portland service providers after DHHS budget passes
PORTLAND — The compromise budget that the state Senate passed last week for the Department of Health and Human Services preserves some of the services city officials were most concerned about losing. But with lawmakers set to cut another $85 million in time for the 2013 budget that begins July 1, the agreement was less […]
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Microsoft’s future riding on Windows 8
Microsoft designed Windows 8 to help it perform a difficult balancing act. The company hopes to keep milking revenue from a PC market that appears to be past its prime, while trying to gain a stronger foothold in the more fertile field of mobile devices . . .
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Ethics panel takes up complaint against Poliquin
The ethics commission staff recommends that state Treasurer Bruce Poliquin should not be penalized for allegedly failing to comply fully with the income disclosure requirements.
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Maine Warden Service rescues 4 snowmobilers
Three of the rescued men were attempting to ride nearly 300 miles from Guilford to Fort Kent in a single day.