Treasurer Bruce Poliquin says taxpayers’ obligation to pay off the unfunded liability in the retirement system will balloon in the years ahead.
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They release a report that says the biggest reasons families apply for TANF are job instability, illness, disabilities and family problems including abuse.
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ORONO, Maine (AP) — Troy Barnies scored 20 points and pulled down 14 rebounds to lead Maine to a 64-50 win over the University of New Hampshire men’s basketball team on Tuesday night.
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Maine’s fourth-graders place fifth and eighth-graders place eighth on science portion of National Assessment of Educational Progress.
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The Maine Warden Service has brought charges against four men following a four-month investigation into illegal hunting in Maine and Pennsylvania.
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Gov. Paul LePage has proposed zoning 10 million acres of northern Maine for development, repealing laws that require manufacturers to take back recyclable goods for disposal and reversing a ban on the use of a chemical linked to cancer in children’s products.
The proposals are among 36 sweeping changes to environmental laws that LePage sent to the Legislature’s new Joint Select Committee on Regulatory Fairness and Reform. The panel began a series of statewide public hearings on regulatory reform Monday in Presque Isle.
LePage’s submission ignited howls of protest from environmental groups, who had met with the governor in a forum Thursday to try to persuade him that environmental laws are good for the economy.
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