Demand for the heavy weapons made there has fallen as the U.S. scales back forces in two wars.
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LePage undecided on vetoing wage legislation
Gov. Paul LePage said he has not decided whether to veto a bill that would increase Maine’s minimum wage gradually from $7.50 to $9 per hour.
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LePage won’t say whether he’d veto increase in minimum wage
The bill, which would incrementally raise the minimum wage to $9 per hour by 2016, won final House approval Tuesday. In the Senate, lawmakers are still working out the cost of the bill.
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Support wanes for upfront payment for Maine liquor contract
The upfront payment of $200 million to repay hospitals has now fallen out of favor with Democrats and Republicans.
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Small-scale cyberattacks an enduring threat in Maine
A Portland data-security expert says the menace to privacy and the economy ‘is real and it is escalating.’
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Maine-NH bridge supports damaged by tanker
With the bridge closed because of the collision, the Interstate 95 bridge is the only route across the Piscataqua River between Kittery and Portsmouth, N.H.
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Oxford Casino to be sold for $160 million
Churchill Downs will pay cash for the 10-month-old casino, whose ownership is faulted for selling to an out-of-state firm.
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Maine jobless rate unchanged at 7.3%
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that 51,700 Maine workers were unemployed in February, down 300 over the year.
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Newlywed Mainers hope court cleans up a tax mess
When Annie McPheeters and Meredith Johnson got married at South Portland City Hall on Dec. 29, they barely considered the complications they would face when filing tax returns as a newly married, same-sex couple. “In the back of my mind, I knew it would be trickier,” Johnson said. But just weeks after getting married, McPheeters […]
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Upfront fee urged for Maine state liquor deal
Democrat Seth Goodall says his bill is the best way to repay hospitals.