Factories in the Northeast keep hiring. Applications for unemployment aid fall back to a four-year low.
2012
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IMF approves $36.56 billion for Greek bailout
ATHENS, Greece – The International Monetary Fund on Thursday approved $36.56 billion in funding for crisis-hit Greece over the next four years, while Standard and Poor’s said the country’s new bonds were still vulnerable to a default. IMF’s executive board granted the immediate release of $2.15 billion of these funds as part of the country’s […]
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Bill proposes Maine change from caucuses to primaries
Senate President Kevin Raye wants the state to vote one week after New Hampshire, starting in 2016.
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Cities object to LePage cuts as cost shifting
General Assistance spending is excessive, he says, but officials say localities are being victimized.
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Major League Roundup: Bard tagged as Red Sox fall to Cardinals
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Daniel Bard isn’t concerned with the stamina needed to start. He’s concentrating on his control. Bard was hit hard, with Shane Robinson’s bases-loaded triple in the eighth inning chasing him Thursday as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Red Sox, 9-6. Bard, trying to convert to a starter after serving as […]
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Respect for game wins Pedroia the same
Boston’s hard-nosed Dustin Pedroia, a Gold Glover and all-star, just wants to ‘play the game the right way.’
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LePage calls funding MPBN a form of corporate ‘welfare’
The governor says the state cannot afford Maine Public Broadcasting.
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Bill Nemitz: Welcome to Marriage Wars of 2012
File this one under no good deed goes uncriticized. In case you’ve yet to read it, Maine’s citizens initiative to allow same-sex marriage contains a whopper of an exemption for those who see gay and lesbian nuptials as a threat to their religious liberty. Asks the proposed ballot question, which flew through the Legislature this […]
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Is Facebook part of your estate? New laws debated
Lawmakers and attorneys in at least two states are considering proposals that would require Facebook and other social networks to grant access to loved ones when a family member dies, essentially making the site contents part of a person’s digital estate.
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Maine Senate votes to cut state income tax
The bill faces further votes in both the House, which takes it up next, and Senate.