The settlement of a lawsuit allows advocates to refile if the state fails to find a way to pay for the services.
2013
Posted inBusiness
Honda, Acura land six of top spots in highway safety ratings
The forward collision warning is reducing vehicle-to-vehicle crashes by about 7 percent.
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Posted inMaine, News
Dreaded ice storm may be coming to Maine
Forecasters expect rain or snow, but officials also are preparing for a frozen-buildup nightmare.
Posted inBusiness
Flotation Technologies will close, lay off 40 in Biddeford
The company cites ‘overcapacity in the marketplace’ and price reductions by competitors in Europe.
Posted inNation & World, News
R.I. governor calls Schilling video game ‘junk’
Lincoln Chafee says the state – on the hook for tens of millions – made a ‘historically bad’ decision.
Posted inNation & World
Ohio judge leans toward speeders in camera case
Lawyers for the drivers say the traffic cameras are unconstitutional and unfair and should be removed.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Baucus departure could help Senate Democrats
WASHINGTON — With control of the Senate at stake in next year’s elections, President Obama’s decision to name retiring Democratic Sen. Max Baucus as ambassador to China sets off a chain reaction that could give the White House and Democrats an edge in preventing Republicans from gaining a Senate majority. The beneficiaries could be Montana’s […]
Posted inNation & World
Tide shifts to tightening control of NSA
In just days, opinions by a federal judge and an advisory panel ratchet up pressure on President Obama.
Posted inOpinion
Charles Krauthammer: Obamacare amounts to a federal takeover, like it or not
Consumers are just beginning to realize how few choices the new system is allowing them.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Federal regulators lagging on medical marijuana
Putting the plant in the same category as heroin and LSD prevents study that could aid Maine families.