Here's some of Maine's headlines/news stories from last week….
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GOVERNENT/POLITICS/LEGISLATURE
Congressional Delegation Votes Along Party Lines On Obama's Budget
MPBN News
US Senate Confirms Maine Resident to Head SBA
MPBN News
Expansion of laptop program draws fire
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Maine moves quickly to spend stimulus cash
Kennebec Journal
Obama's no socialist and capitalism is not dead -- or dying
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Merger of Schools repeal cools in Capitol
Kennebec Journal
Rules laid out for April 24 gay marriage hearing
Kennebec Journal
Maine House Rejects Bid to Ban Cell Phones While Driving
MPBN News
WABI
Reviving SBA no easy task for Mills
MaineToday.com
Local legislators split over auto inspection, other bills
VillageSoup Belfast
Bill Before Legislature Proposes Welfare Restrictions
WCSH-TV
School consolidation evokes seven hours of testimony
VillageSoup Belfast
School officials back legislation on cooperatives
Kennebec Journal
Seeking certainty in adoption subsidies (April 2, 2009)
Courier Connection
Senator keeps pushing autism specialty plate
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Tax Freedom Day® April 6 in Maine
VillageSoup Belfast
Stimulus Money For Government Buildings
WABI
Maine economy expected to weaken
SunJournal.com
Snowe Introduces Bill Aimed at Curbing Mobile Spam - 4/2/09 3:34 ...
MPBN News
Maine's Legislature Considers Raising Taxes in the Unorganized ...
The Exception Magazine
Obama Signs Snowe-Sponsored Ocean Initiatives Into Law - 3/30/09 4 ...
MPBN News
Guest Column: Medicaid bombshell rocks Statehouse
York County Coast Star
Governor Nominates Bordowitz to Head FAME
MPBN News
Lawmakers Take Up Green Energy Proposals
MPBN News
Casino Regulation Proposal Draws Opposition From Baldacci ...
MPBN News
PACTS: Roadways and funding in bad shape (April 3, 2009)
South Portland Sentry
Hospitals targeted by legislation
Kennebec Journal
Jacobson plans to announce in May
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Who opposed lowering your health care costs?
MaineToday.com
Boland's bill has bigger problem than ethics
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Bill to limit school officials rejected
Kennebec Journal
Legislature to Decide on Medical Marijuana Treatment
MPBN News
House nixes proposal to increase auto inspection intervals to two ...
SunJournal.com
Gov. Baldacci: Use $300k from Stimulus for Maine Arts
The Exception Magazine
Bill Would Ban Use Of Trans Fats In Maine Eateries
MPBN News
Lawmaker Proposes to Ban Soda Purchases With Food Stamps - 4/01/09 ...
MPBN News
Pingree Introduces Campaign Finance Reform Measure - 3/31/09 2:04 ...
MPBN News
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Maine moves quickly to spend stimulus cash
Kennebec Journal
Portland Budget Proposes Increased Taxes, But No Job Cuts
WCSH-TV
WABI - Apr 3, 2009
Tax Freedom Day® April 6 in Maine
VillageSoup Belfast
US Senate Confirms Maine Resident to Head SBA
MPBN News
Maine economy expected to weaken
SunJournal.com
Golf courses on par for '09 openings despite economy, rain
knox.VillageSoup.com
Bath Iron Works Braces for Gates' "Fundamental Shift" in Defense ...
The Exception Magazine
South Portland Sentry
Stimulus Money For Government Buildings
WABI
Stimulus will add practices to online health-care network
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Maine Business Outlook for April 1, 2009
The Exception Magazine
Summer Camps Look For Ways To Beat The Recession
MPBN News
Recession can't stop growth in Freeport
MaineToday.com
Recession Doesn't Hurt Everyone
WCSH-TV
Wireless company owner seeks stimulus funding
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Bath Business Filing For Bankruptcy
WCSH-TV
Mill news brings 'sad day' for Jay
SunJournal.com
Biddeford Blanket Manufacturer Shutting Down
MPBN News
Home-building plant to stay closed
SunJournal.com
Some Banks Forgive Difference In House Short Sales
WMTW.com
Governor Nominates Bordowitz to Head FAME
MPBN News
After the Layoffs, A Difficult Transition To The New Economy
MPBN News
Maine's Share of Stimulus Exceeds a Billion Dollars
MPBN News
Stimulus Money Funds Airport Improvements
WMTW.com
Keeping recreation from wreckreation
MaineToday.com
Stimulus Package Helps Out Maine's Health Centers
WCSH-TV
Employers Seeing Broad Spectrum of Resumes
MPBN News
Breaks arrive for car deals: Consumers may now claim excise tax on ...
SunJournal.com
Gray receives $200000 for Main Street
Independent Publishing Group
Judge to decide if Hannaford data breach should go to trial
MaineToday.com
Stimulus money funding I-295 work
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Portland Considers Turning Off Street Lights
WMTW.com
$1.1 Billion In Stimulus Money To Maine
WCSH-TV
Tax relief/reform for Maine, version 2009
Independent Publishing Group
Green, Sustainable and Made in Maine
MaineToday.com
Ease the sting of card processing fees
MaineToday.com
Maine Aviation Company Takes Advantage Of Changing Economy
MPBN News
Maine's Tourism Industry Against Proposed Tax Changes
WCSH-TV
Mill's closing may leave ski hill without power
SunJournal.com
Large Manufacturer Closing In Biddeford
WCSH-TV
Tourism survey results released
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Katahdin Paper mill to close for most of April
SunJournal.com
Probe goes on day after raid at Turner plant
SunJournal.com
Egg farm under pressure: Local stores selling products from ...
SunJournal.com
ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE
Navy lauds BNAS on the environment
Brunswick Times Record
Coupe: kicking the country's 'fossil fuel addiction' (April 3, 2009)
South Portland Sentry
Lawmakers Take Up Green Energy Proposals
MPBN News
Offshore Energy Report Details Potential Resources Without ...
Common Dreams
Montville takes wind from development sails, for now
VillageSoup Belfast
FARMINGTON: UMF seeks to reduce computer energy use
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
MIT Professor to Discuss "Personalized Energy" on Earth Day
The University of Maine
Oil & Gas Drilling Labeled Major Threat to Eastern Forests
Common Dreams
US and Canada Seek International Approval of Air Pollution ...
Common Dreams
A Study in Carbon Footprinting: From Bowdoin Course to Bowdoin Dining
Bowdoin News
Unity plans green commencement
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
CMP meets in Warren, Waldoboro on major project
VillageSoup Belfast
Flame retardant, banned in Maine, found in shellfish
Kennebec Journal
April Climate Days festivities aim to spark green activism
Bowdoin Orient
Legislator wants to stall sale of MERC
MaineToday.com
Bill Targets Mercury in Fluorescent Bulbs
MPBN News
Saco-OOB power-line project approved
KeepMEcurrent.com
Portland Considers Turning Off Street Lights
WMTW.com
KeepMEcurrent.com
The Exception Magazine
Sappi's emissions put company on EPA list
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
HEALTH/HEALTH CARE/HOSPITALS/NURSES
Maine moves quickly to spend stimulus cash
Kennebec Journal
Guest Column: Medicaid bombshell rocks Statehouse
York County Coast Star
Stimulus will add practices to online health-care network
COLUMN - Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Survey: Number of Uninsured Top Concern Among Maine Doctors - 3/31 ...
MPBN News
Bill Would Ban Use Of Trans Fats In Maine Eateries
MPBN News
New Reimbursement Plan For Nursing Homes May Cause Problems
WCSH-TV
Lawmaker Proposes to Ban Soda Purchases With Food Stamps - 4/01/09 ...
MPBN News
SENIORS/MEDICARE/DIRIGO HEALTH
Looking back: Boys, girls and the elderly
SunJournal.com
New van purchased by SeniorsPlus to premier at Spring Benefits Fair
SunJournal.com
Drug-Induced Dementia and Delirium Common in Seniors But Often ...
Common Dreams
Community Partnership Makes 20-Unit Affordable Senior Housing ...
MaineToday.com
Source: New Curbs On Private Medicare Plans
WCSH-TV
Recession Keeps Older Workers Working
WMTW.com
America about to get influx of volunteers
SunJournal.com
LABOR/EMPLOYMENT/JOBS
Biddeford blanket manufacturer closes, putting 121 out of jobs
KeepMEcurrent.com
Maine Sen. Susan Collins: "I Remain Adamantly Opposed to the ...
The Exception Magazine
AmeriCorps workers enrich local communities
VillageSoup Belfast
Workers' Rights Group Protests Outside Rite Aid
WABI
Employers Seeing Broad Spectrum of Resumes
MPBN News
Job search: Prepare well and go for it
KeepMEcurrent.com
Local labor edging out overseas workers
Kennebec Journal
Census Count Will Bring Jobs To Maine
WMTW.com
Forecast: Maine to lose 36000 jobs
VillageSoup Belfast
As Unemployment Rises So Does Available Help
WCSH-TV
Grant will help some laid-off workers
SunJournal.com
LL Bean to Reduce Call Center Employees
WABI
Police Union: Portland Official Reneges On Contract
WMTW.com
America about to get influx of volunteers
SunJournal.com
Katahdin workers in line for raise
SunJournal.com
Tradeswomen's Conference focuses on transferable skills
MaineToday.com
Job seekers turn to agency for help
WABI
The unpaid internship is the next big thing
Bowdoin Orient
NewPage Mill Plans Weeklong Shutdown
WCSH-TV
Goodall cuts force staff to make do with less (April 2, 2009)
Register Your Thoughts
KeepMEcurrent.com
Katahdin Paper Mill to Shut Down for a Month
WABI
COLUMN Production cuts top job cuts in Maine, but for how long?
MaineToday.com
After the Layoffs, A Difficult Transition To The New Economy
MPBN News
EDUCATION/SCHOOLS/COLLEGES
Expansion of laptop program draws fire
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Encouraging Tribal Youth To Consider Higher Education
MPBN News
Hampden students learn dangers of drinking.
WABI
Students make their mark at History Day
KeepMEcurrent.com
Education Professor Hoff Receives Outstanding Teacher Award
The University of Maine
Students earn money off campus as musicians, boat-builders ...
Bowdoin Orient
DOE puts brakes on education center (April 2, 2009)
Register Your Thoughts
Financial aid requests rise 2 percent for incoming class
Bowdoin Orient
College admits 18.6 percent for Class of 2013
Bowdoin Orient
UMF arts offerings are diverse
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Pingree and Michaud Both Take Credit for More Maine Education Funds
The Exception Magazine
Students pose hard questions on religion to diverse panel
Brunswick Times Record
Merger of schools repeal cools in Capitol
Kennebec Journal
Scholarships for Maine students available
The Original Irregular
Cut in aid baffles school officials (April 3, 2009)
South Portland Sentry
President details cuts at UMaine
Maine Campus Online
Students Raise Awareness About Dating Violence
WMTW.com
Class to offer career training
SunJournal.com
LAW/COURTS/PRISONS/POLICE
Portland Budget Calls for Police, Fire Department Cuts
MPBN News
Unanimous Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Marriage Equality Ruling
Common Dreams
Civil marriage about equal protection of all under the law
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Judge to decide if Hannaford data breach should go to trial
MaineToday.com
Portland Announces Police Layoffs After Unions Reject Wage Freeze
MPBN News
Police Give Safety Advice for Store Clerks/Customers
WABI
Sheriffs Concerned About County Jail Funding
WCSH-TV
Cape chiefs back cutting dispatch
KeepMEcurrent.com
Advocates say relationships key to youth issues
VillageSoup Belfast
Bill Lifts Limit On Maine Small Claims
WMTW.com
Burglary surge blamed on bad times
MaineToday.com
Authorities say Child Porn Downloads in Maine Soar in 2008
MPBN News
OUI in Maine isn't punished severely enough
Central Maine Morning Sentinel -
Compromise fair in vehicle deaths bill
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Op-Ed: Alcohol amnesty critical for our safety
Maine Campus Online
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