Maine State Rep. Melissa Walsh Innes

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Yarmouth, Maine, United States

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

MAINE WEEKLY NEWS
April 12-18, 2009

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GOVERNENT/POLITICS/LEGISLATURE

Hundreds voice anger at government

Kennebec Journal 

Same-sex marriage, civil union legislation hearing April 22

VillageSoup Belfast

Some Mainers stimulated by Web site on US funds

Kennebec Journal 

Sex offender registry bill seeks change

Bangor Daily News 

Advocates eye funds for faster Downeaster

MaineToday.com 

Hobbins' bill would change how ownership transfer could take place

Biddeford Journal Tribune

Health Care Transparency

Bangor Daily News

Poliquin wants to be governor

Brunswick Times Record 

Maine a hotbed of crop legislation

MaineToday.com

Heads of Maine's Higher Ed Systems Address Legislature

MPBN News

Senate OKs amended bill to ban smoking at state beaches

VillageSoup Belfast 

Economics, legislation pushing egg producers to move away from cages

SunJournal.com

Collins “greenest” Republican

Central Maine Morning Sentinel 

Maine Senate Urges Federal Government to Hike Weight Limit on I-95

MPBN News

Survey: Half of high schools back laptops

Kennebec Journal 

Bills push greater access to hospital ledgers

Brunswick Times Record 

Assisted living residents face cuts

Bangor Daily News

New state revenue gap looms

Brunswick Times Record

Bill would put stop to buying soft drinks with food stamps (April ...

South Portland Sentry 

Legislation Aims To Make Health Insurers' Plans and Practices ...

MPBN News

More transit funds coming

Kennebec Journal 

Panel debates restrictions on sex offenders' housing

Bangor Daily News 

How much information is too much? Not enough?

Bangor Daily News

Debate Over Access To Medical Marijuana Continues

MPBN News 

Bill would expand ‘parent' definition

Bangor Daily News

Majority of local legislators back national health-care call

VillageSoup Belfast 

Legislators OK bill to prepare for climate change

VillageSoup Belfast 

Panel Agrees to Seek Federal Funds for New Troopers

MPBN News 

Allagash senator seeks to extend I-95 farther into Aroostook County

Kennebec Journal 

Panelists push agreement for emergency aid

Bangor Daily News

Sides debate climate measure's timing

MaineToday.com 

Maine's Indigent Defense System Under Scrutiny

MPBN News 

Persistent shock value necessary

Bangor Daily News 

Returning veterans have a Maine ally

Kennebec Journal 

Lawmakers ask feds to aid dairy farms

Brunswick Times Record 

School penalties miscalculated

Bangor Daily News

Definitions of marriage driving debate for Mainers

Bangor Daily News 

State, Non-Profits Look To Employ Youth

WCSH-TV

Lawmaker proposes bill to ban use of ‘squaw,' ‘squa' names

Bangor Daily News

Panel Rejects Independent Review of Deadly Police Force Incidents

MPBN News

The Web: A new way to organize

Central Maine Morning Sentinel 

Committee hears sides on genetically altered crops

SunJournal.com

State Police Uniforms Being Made In Dominican Republic Sweatshop

MPBN News

Cash crunch crowds legislative budget writers

Bangor Daily News

TAX PLAN WORRIES BALDACCI Democrats may have votes for passage ...

Kennebec Journal 

Maine legislators seek solution to milk prices

Bangor Daily News

Sides debate climate measure's timing

MaineToday.com


ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Stimulus money to fund projects

Central Maine Morning Sentinel 

Local firms win business honors

Central Maine Morning Sentinel 

UMaine Holding Public Business & Sustainability Workshop April 29

The University of Maine 

Warm hearts will heat up our cold economy

Central Maine Morning Sentinel 

Bankruptcy unlikely to affect mall

MaineToday.com 

Tax Day Brings Out Protests

WCSH-TV 

Keep the public's business public

Central Maine Morning Sentinel 

Maine March unemployment hits 8.1 percent

VillageSoup Belfast

Recovery Act Money to Help Laid Off Workers Gain Computer Skills

MPBN News

Retail sales continue slump in February

VillageSoup Belfast 

Advocates eye funds for faster Downeaster

MaineToday.com 

Recession chills market for Vacationland rentals

MaineToday.com

Cape may hire lobbyist to tap stimulus funds

KeepMEcurrent.com

Maine Fishermen Hope to Benefit From Stimulus Funds

MPBN News 

Group Urges State Officials to Stop Doing Business with Sweatshops ...

MPBN News

Sewer projects to get federal boost

Central Maine Morning Sentinel

Airport in Trenton to receive $1.2M for fire, rescue project

Bangor Daily News

A gathering of leaders take on a new new deal

MaineToday.com

Local lobstermen see sharp drop in income

VillageSoup Belfast

Time Warner's call for support gets mixed reception here

Bethel Citizen

Stimulus for small businesses

MaineToday.com 

Maine Bubbling Over Microbrewers' Attractiveness

WMTW.com

State To Divvy $4.2M To Connect Youth, Jobs

WMTW.com

Mill towns may lose revenue sources

SunJournal.com 

Maine legislators seek solution to milk prices

Bangor Daily News 

Energy bill pits businesses against environmentalists

Bangor Daily News


ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE

EPA Takes Big Step to Reduce Carbon Pollution

Common Dreams

Public Debates Proposed Redington Annexation and Potential Wind ...

MPBN News

Hobbins' bill would change how ownership transfer could take place

Biddeford Journal Tribune

Energy bill pits businesses against environmentalists

Bangor Daily News

A natural gas trap?

Bangor Daily News 

Stimulus money to fund projects

Central Maine Morning Sentinel 

UMaine to Host Two Energy Management Seminars

The University of Maine

What If The Electric Company Paid You?

WCSH-TV 

China's Electric Car

Bangor Daily News 

Loosening the Wind B...

Colby Magazine 

UMaine announces Earth Day activities

The University of Maine

Sable Island gas turning Verso mill generator again

Bangor Daily News

Town sponsors regional energy forum

Central Maine Morning Sentinel 

The future is today

The Original Irregular 

Burning without a permit illegal, dangerous

VillageSoup Belfast

COLUMN Electricity's drag on production

MaineToday.com 

Sides debate climate measure's timing

MaineToday.com 

Committee hears sides on genetically altered crops

SunJournal.com

A wind of change for UM?

Maine Campus Online

Maine Environmentalists Applaud "Green" Initiatives in Obama's ...

MPBN News

Bills Seek To Protect Organic Crops From GE Seeds

MPBN News 

Conservation Expo next week

Central Maine Morning Sentinel

Warming drives birds north

MaineToday.com

Sewer projects to get federal boost

Central Maine Morning Sentinel

Obama: Better Trains Foster Energy Independence

WCSH-TV

Obama's Plug-In Cars Goal Hard To Hit

WMTW.com

Regional Leades To Discuss Greenhouse Gas Plan

WCSH-TV 

Proposed legislation encourages clean energy

York County Coast Star 


HEALTH/HEALTH CARE/HOSPITALS/NURSES

Couple Sentenced for Medicaid/Unemployment Theft

WABI

Industry expert outlines reform for health care

Central Maine Morning Sentinel 

Health Care Transparency

Bangor Daily News 

Chemical sensitivity woes need to be discussed

Kennebec Journal 

One city's small steps on health care

Central Maine Morning Sentinel

Nurses Organizing Committee Joins 'Week of Action' California Efforts

Common Dreams

National Health Priorities To Be Announced at Quality Counts “6”

MaineToday.com

State still struggling to pay for Dirigo

Kennebec Journal 

Medicare Inspection at Downeast Community Hospital

WABI 

Bill would put stop to buying soft drinks with food stamps (April ...

South Portland Sentry

Lyme disease on rise in Knox County

knox.VillageSoup.com 

Changes In Funding For Assisted Living Communities

WCSH-TV 

Bills push greater access to hospital ledgers

Brunswick Times Record 

Lawmakers Hear Testimony On Health Insurance Transparency

WCSH-TV 

Medicaid coffers running dry

Brunswick Times Record

Majority of local legislators back national health-care call

VillageSoup Belfast 

EPA Takes Big Step to Reduce Carbon Pollution

Common Dreams

Lawmakers Stuggle with Medicaid Shortfall - 4/13/09 11:33 AM EST

MPBN News

Assisted living residents face cuts

Bangor Daily News 

The Case for Maine's Medical Marijuana Initiative

The Exception Magazine 


SENIORS/MEDICARE/DIRIGO HEALTH

Bridging the Gap - Elderly food program in new hands

The Original Irregular 

Assisted living residents face cuts

Bangor Daily News

Grant to fund UM summit on ‘smart' growth

Bangor Daily News 

Health Care Transparency

Bangor Daily News

Despite mix of subplots, focus stays on ‘Sunshine Cleaning ...

Bangor Daily News 


LABOR/EMPLOYMENT/JOBS

Maine March unemployment hits 8.1 percent

VillageSoup Belfast 

State extends unemployment benefits

Brunswick Times Record 

WEB NEWS: Bill would stop public disclosure of state workers' salaries

Brunswick Times Record 

Maine Congresswomen Unite to Provide Help for Jobless Workers - 4 ...

MPBN News 

State Police Uniforms Being Made In Dominican Republic Sweatshop

MPBN News 

Change to Win and AFL-CIO Unveil Unified Immigration Reform Framework

Common Dreams

Groups protest Rite Aid action

Bangor Daily News 

“Exempt” Versus “Non-Exempt” Employees

MaineToday.com

Compass Project Receives $20000 in Grants

MaineToday.com

Deck stacked against Maine graduates

MaineToday.com 

Blueberry worker first of five sentenced in false-papers case

Bangor Daily News

Bangor seeks funding for more police

Bangor Daily News 


EDUCATION/SCHOOLS/COLLEGES

Community colleges honor students of year

Central Maine Morning Sentinel

Area high schools split on laptop program

Kennebec Journal 

USE OF FORCE SPURS DEBATE Colby College group protests police ...

Central Maine Morning Sentinel 
Police Brutality at Colby College in Maine Caught On Tape

The Exception Magazine 

Students to launch research vessels with Educational Passages ...

VillageSoup Belfast 

The Web: A new way to organize

Central Maine Morning Sentinel 

School penalties miscalculated

Bangor Daily News 

Students Use Science And Math To Make Stronger Roads

WCSH-TV 

State Education Officials Acknowledge Mistake in Calculating ...

MPBN News

University College of Bangor Celebrates Anniversary

WABI 

Let students, not College, condemn hateful speech

Bowdoin Orient

Maine Colleges To Waive Tuition For Needy

WMTW.com

Academic affairs need to become more transparent

Bowdoin Orient

Task Force Commemorates Day of Silence

Common Dreams

All species celebrated in Camden

VillageSoup Belfast 

UMaine cuts two sports

SunJournal.com 

Loss of local control over schools is troubling

Kennebec Journal 

Art and technology merge to transform Pavilion Theatre

Maine Campus Online


Law/Courts/Prisons/Police

Officers' training is 'comprehensive'

Central Maine Morning Sentinel 

Sex offender registry bill seeks change

Bangor Daily News

Grants available for three local police departments

SunJournal.com 

Police Brutality at Colby College in Maine Caught On Tape

The Exception Magazine 

Bill would expand ‘parent' definition

Bangor Daily News

Maine's Indigent Defense System Under Scrutiny

MPBN News

State Police Uniforms Being Made In Dominican Republic Sweatshop

MPBN News

The Case for Maine's Medical Marijuana Initiative

The Exception Magazine 

Constant threat of danger is fact of life for law officers

Kennebec Journal 

Prostitution Reaction

Bangor Daily News

Medical pot issue likely headed to voters

Bangor Daily News 

Columbine Transformed Police Tactics

WMTW.com 



 

 

 

 

 

 

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