Local & State

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March 23, 2023

Four men acquitted on charge of conspiring to fix wages for their workers

The Iraqi immigrants operated home health care agencies during the pandemic and were accused of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act.
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March 23, 2023

Maine lawmakers consider bill to keep funding lobster legal defense

As the industry battles federal right-whale regulations, L.D. 710 calls for allocating 20% of the fishery's license surcharges – about $380,000 a year – to the legal defense fund through 2030.
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March 23, 2023

Maine lawmakers hear calls for higher taxes on the wealthy, or for no income taxes at all

The tax reform debate is expected to heat up in the coming weeks as legislative leaders from both parties negotiate how to allocate nearly $1 billion in surplus revenue.
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March 23, 2023

Wells man becomes 7th Mainer charged in connection with Capitol riot

David Ball could face up to 3 years in prison for his alleged participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection in Washington, D.C.
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March 23, 2023

President Biden approves disaster declaration for December storm damage

The declaration unlocks federal public assistance funding for Franklin, Knox, Oxford, Somerset, Waldo and York counties.
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March 23, 2023

Democrats move to pass baseline budget to prevent chance of state shutdown

The move would allow continued debate about whether to increase spending or cut taxes, or both.
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March 23, 2023

State awards $4 million for proposed 280-bed emergency shelter in Portland

The nonprofit Center for Regional Prosperity is collaborating with developers to convert a Blueberry Road site into a 280-bed facility.
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March 23, 2023

University of Maine at Augusta announces four semifinalists for top administrative role

The candidates for president of the University of Maine at Augusta will visit the Augusta campus next week.
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March 23, 2023

Judge hears arguments in case of contractor accused of bilking scores of Maine homeowners

A defense attorney for Malcolm Stewart, the owner of the now-defunct Castle Builders, is asking the judge to dismiss the case, or at least move it out of Knox County.
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March 23, 2023

Full Plates Full Potential awarded $10 million to bring local ingredients to school menus

The organization is one of four nationwide to receive a share of the $50 million from the USDA's Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative.