Budget negotiators struck a series of late-night deals Sunday that could allow the House and Senate to vote on another spending plan today.
Jessica Lowell
Jessica Lowell covers business and economic development and general news in the Gardiner area.
After short but intense aspirations to be an opera singer (age 4) and a deep-sea diver (age 6) her most enduring passion has been telling stories.
A University of Maine graduate, she worked for newspapers in New Hampshire, upstate New York and Wyoming, where she has won awards for investigative and explanatory journalism.
She’s a fellow of the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism and the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources.
After several years out of journalism, she returned to Maine and to writing, where she spends her free time enjoying both trees and the ocean, two commodities that Wyoming lacks.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
A Gardiner graveyard gets some overdue care
Ancestors won’t be forgotten despite sparse record-keeping at a private burial ground.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Cannabis Report, News, Politics
Emergency bill closing medical marijuana loophole signed into law
Cities and towns can now prohibit caregivers from growing pot any closer than 500 feet from a school property line.
Posted inBusiness, News, Politics
Possible state shutdown has businesses wary of a ripple effect
From a copy center that prints state forms to a restaurant the feeds state workers, owners are fearful.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Protesters in Augusta call on Sen. Collins to reject Senate health bill
Demonstrators from Mainers for Accountable Leadership say they are concerned for themselves and their families should the Republican health care bills pass.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Concerns about pot growing operation in Richmond prompt legislation
Lawmakers pass a bill to allow cities and towns to keep caregivers who grow marijuana a minimum distance from schools for the next year.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
State workers bracing for worst as threat of a shutdown looms
Many of the state’s 12,000 workers would go without pay and cut back on spending, creating a ripple effect on the economies of the communities where they live.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Lawmakers table emergency burn permits bill
Many Maine municipalities are already using third-party online sites to issue their own permits.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Black mold found in Farmingdale classroom where teachers reported rashes
Two teachers at Hall-Dale Middle School say the rashes appeared during school hours on a hotter-than-normal day.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Lawmakers working to overturn ban on free online burn permits
Sen. Shenna Bellows, D-Manchester, said she has seen strong bipartisan support to clarify in state law the authority to issue online fire permits on private sites.