AUGUSTA — The recent two-day conference that corporate giant Time Warner Cable put on for Maine legislators has revealed loopholes in the state’s ethics laws that make it difficult for voters to know whether their elected representatives took part. On Jan. 22-23, Time Warner, the leading cable telecommunications provider in the state, invited a select […]
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Booze battle
Competitive pricing, liquor contracts target revenue lost to New Hampshire. But, is it enough? LEWISTON — A state effort to recapture revenue Maine loses in alcohol sales to New Hampshire by lowering prices is underway, but some state officials and others worry the effort isn’t being implemented as aggressively as first intended. And that Maine […]
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Maine college grads missing out on overlooked student loan tax credit program
AUGUSTA — It’s been more than five years since Maine created tax credits for college graduates who remain in the state to work, but only a fraction of graduates take advantage of the program because of the state’s failure to effectively market it, lawmakers and advocates say. Lawmakers heralded the Educational Opportunity Tax Credit as […]
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Maine college grads missing out on overlooked student loan tax credit program
AUGUSTA — It’s been more than five years since Maine created tax credits for college graduates who remain in the state to work, but only a fraction of graduates take advantage of the program because of the state’s failure to effectively market it, lawmakers and advocates say. Lawmakers heralded the Educational Opportunity Tax Credit as […]
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Richard Rosen to join growing field of Republicans seeking Maine congressional seat
AUGUSTA — The list of Republicans running for Maine’s 2nd District U.S. House seat grew Thursday when former state Sen. Richard Rosen told the Bangor Daily News he intends to seek the seat. Rosen joins another high-profile former Senate Republican, Kevin Raye of Perry, who told the Bangor Daily News earlier this week that he […]