MAINE WEEKLY NEWS
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June 14-21
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GOVERNENT/POLITICS/LEGISLATURE
Republicans attack tax overhaul
Bangor Daily News
GOP seeks veto of tax law
SunJournal.com
Legislative session deemed 'sweet,' 'sour'
Bangor Daily News
State's jobless rate rises to highest level seen in 18 years in ...
Kennebec Journal
New Law Recognizes Stillborn Babies With Birth Certificates
MPBN News
Government employees learn better customer service
Biddeford Journal Tribune
Collins Weighs in on Obama's Financial Regulatory Plan
MPBN News
School districts won't be penalized
Bangor Daily News
Baldacci signs bills to curb obesity
Bangor Daily News
Bangor Daily News
Ceremony Recognizes Troops Bound For Iraq
WMTW.com
Bangor Daily News
State launches effort to boost woods tourism
Bangor Daily News
Baldacci has bill on state retirees' benefits
Kennebec Journal
Juneteenth ceremony celebrates end of US slavery
Bangor Daily News
Bangor Daily News
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
124th Legislature faces challenges head on (mostly)
Kennebec Journal
Fraser seeks bankruptcy in Canada, US
Bangor Daily News
International conference brings ocean's energy future to Samoset
knox.VillageSoup.com
US health care fabulous — if you can afford it
Bangor Daily News
Two Competing School's Proposals Get Tangled Up In A Legal Dispute
MPBN News
Shorter week for county workers mulled
Biddeford Journal Tribune
Maine's Representatives Fend Off Removal Of Lobster Research ...
MPBN News
Baldacci Signs Bill to Reform State's Sex Offender Registry - 6/16 ...
MPBN News
Legislature Adjourns, but Maybe Not for Long
MPBN News
EnergyOcean 2009: Maine poised to lead
knox.VillageSoup.com
Bangor Daily News
Digital deadline goes smoothly
Bangor Daily News
Lawmakers sink bills on life jackets, speed
MaineToday.com
Getting beyond Dirigo's funding problems
Biddeford Journal Tribune
Pass ID Not Much Different From Real ID, Dunlap Says
MPBN News
Bangor protest targets unsafe baby products, chemical bisphenol-A
Bangor Daily News
Maine bond package shows legislative caution
Biddeford Journal Tribune
The maine association of retirees results of ...
MaineToday.com
New Foreclosure Hotline for Maine
The Exception Magazine
Medical marijuana on court's docket
Bangor Daily News
States Could Lose Out On Stimulus Cash
WMTW.com
MaineToday.com
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS/TAXES
Republicans attack tax overhaul
Bangor Daily News
GOP seeks veto of tax law
SunJournal.com
Personal Income in Maine Rises -T
MPBN News
Navy chief: BIW a valuable shipbuilder
MaineToday.com
Portland to spend stimulus for energy uses
MaineToday.com
Shuttered Saco plant back in business
MaineToday.com
Local housing market improving
Bangor Daily News
Good reasons for GOP opposition to tax bill
Column - Kennebec Journal
Progress made on tax reform but undercut by sales tax myth
Column - Central Maine Morning Sentinel
State Money Delayed To Local Agencies
WCSH-TV
New state grants to aid first-time home buyers
MaineToday.com
Regional Cap and Trade Program Rewards Maine with $2.7M
The Exception Magazine
Local company buoyant in deep-sea economy
KeepMEcurrent.com
Portland to spend stimulus for energy uses
MaineToday.com
Fraser seeks bankruptcy in Canada, US
Bangor Daily News
Home Sales On The Rise In Penobscot County
WCSH-TV
WABI
Maine Business Leaders Give Legislative Session Mixed Reviews
MPBN News
State launches effort to boost woods tourism
Bangor Daily News
WABI
Bangor Daily News
Building plan faces challenges
MaineToday.com
Legislative session deemed 'sweet,' 'sour'
Bangor Daily News
Editorial - Bangor Daily News
Maine native purchases newspapers
Kennebec Journal
New owner planning to strengthen Maine newspapers
MaineToday.com
Work-at-home scams
Bangor Daily News
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Funds for homes to get families they need
Kennebec Journal
SunJournal.com
MaineToday.com
New Taxes May Pay For Health Care Overhaul
WMTW.com
Union: FairPoint plans to outsource jobs
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Shuttered Saco plant back in business
MaineToday.com
Local company buoyant in deep-sea economy
KeepMEcurrent.com
Evonik Cyro eliminates 35 jobs in Sanford
Biddeford Journal Tribune
ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE
Feds: Wind farms trick radar
SunJournal.com
Regional Cap and Trade Program Rewards Maine with $2.7M
The Exception Magazine
UMaine Composites Center Recognized as Pioneer in Ocean Energy
The University of Maine
Tribe ends LNG contract with Quoddy Bay firm
Bangor Daily News
Federal Regulators to Soon Determine Fate of Controversial Cape ...
MPBN News
EnergyOcean 2009: Maine poised to lead
knox.VillageSoup.com
Will Alternative Ocean Energy Resources Work?
WCSH-TV
Local Fishermen Recycling to Help Enviroment
WCSH-TV
Support for LNG plan high at meeting
Bangor Daily News
Clean-Energy Investment Provides Economic Boost, More Jobs, and ...
Common Dreams
International conference brings ocean's energy future to Samoset
knox.VillageSoup.com
Biologist: Planning can help birds, wind farms co-exist
MaineToday.com
Rawstron races to victory in solar car challenge
VillageSoup Belfast
Maine Poised to Harness Energy From the Ocean, Baldacci Tells ...
MPBN News
County OKs weatherization help
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
Jackson selectmen extend moratorium on wind projects
Bangor Daily News
Portland to spend stimulus for energy uses
MaineToday.com
Schools getting pellet furnaces
SunJournal.com
SunJournal.com
Heating Oil Prices in Maine Continue to Rise
MPBN News
Governor signs bill regulating MERC sale (June 18, 2009)
Courier Connection
America's Ten Most Imperiled Wildlife Refuges
Common Dreams
Senator Susan Collins on Offshore Wind Energy for Maine
The Exception Magazine
Community College System Slated to Get Nearly $8 Million in ...
MPBN News
Collins voices skepticism on 'cash-for-clunkers' bill
MaineToday.com
HEALTH/HEALTH CARE/HOSPITALS/NURSES
Supporters of Health Care Reform Go Door-To-Door
MPBN News
US health care fabulous — if you can afford it
Bangor Daily News
EMHS, Wal-Mart opening clinics
Bangor Daily News
Collins Bill Targets Medicare Hospital Readmissions
MPBN News
Court master's report mental health care faulted
Kennebec Journal
Swine Flu Keeps Kids Home From School in Poland
MPBN News
Bangor Daily News
Bangor Daily News
Baldacci Signs Anti-Obesity Bills - 6/17/09 3:40 PM EST
MPBN News
State Money Delayed To Local Agencies
WCSH-TV
Swine flu slips into Knox County
VillageSoup Belfast
SunJournal.com
Bangor protest targets unsafe baby products, chemical bisphenol-A
Bangor Daily News
FairPoint leaves cancer patient on hold
Bangor Daily News
Both sides turn backs on uninsured, underinsured
Kennebec Journal
New Taxes May Pay For Health Care Overhaul
WMTW.com
Doctors Want More Info On Use Of Tasers
WMTW.com
VA Approves Health Care Pilot Program
WMTW.com
2010 Health Care Costs Expected To Rise 9%
WMTW.com
Marijuana-Growing Charge Lands in Maine Supreme Court
MPBN News
Poll: Many Worried About Paying For Health Care
WMTW.com
Doctors Say Obesity Not A Disability
WMTW.com
Health Officials Advise Camp Owners of Carbon Monoxide Hazard - 6 ...
MPBN News
Dental Convention Hopes To Attract Young Dentists To Maine
MPBN News
SENIORS/MEDICARE/DIRIGO HEALTH
Government, health care go together
Bangor Daily News
Squeezing billions more from Medicare, Medicaid
Kennebec Journal
Bangor Daily News
More Support On The Way For Caregivers
WCSH-TV
LABOR/EMPLOYMENT/JOBS
State's jobless rate rises to highest level seen in 18 years in ...
Kennebec Journal
FairPoint Workers Protest Outsourcing of Jobs
WMTW.com
Shipyard Lays Off Another 41 Workers
WMTW.com
Shorter week for county workers mulled
Biddeford Journal Tribune
Business Owners Voice Opposition to Employee Free Choice Act - 6 ...
MPBN News
Evonik Cyro eliminates 35 jobs in Sanford
Biddeford Journal Tribune
SunJournal.com
SunJournal.com
Fraser seeks bankruptcy in Canada, US
Bangor Daily News
EDUCATION/SCHOOLS/COLLEGES
61 Maine High Schools Sign Onto Laptop Program
WMTW.com
Unity Project Targets Harassment In Schools Through Dialogue
MPBN News
School districts won't be penalized
Bangor Daily News
Maine tech fund recipients named
Bangor Daily News
Portland graduation controversy
Bangor Daily News
Chancellor: Universities, colleges need to work together
Kennebec Journal
Schools getting pellet furnaces
SunJournal.com
WABI
Students use math skills to build bridge, trail
Bangor Daily News
College For ME-Androscoggin Receives Grant Funding
MaineToday.com
Public to comment on UMS report
Bangor Daily News
SAD44 to offer 200 used Mac laptops for sale
Bethel Citizen
Maine must raise investment in higher education
Kennebec Journal
LAW/COURTS/PRISONS/POLICE
New Law Recognizes Stillborn Babies With Birth Certificates
MPBN News
Police Warn About A Contractor Scam
WCSH-TV
Private Swim Areas Are Illegal
Down East
Editorial - Bangor Daily News
F. Lee Bailey Supports Programs For Inmates
WCSH-TV
Three charged in incident at Colby plead not guilty
Central Maine Morning Sentinel
