Budget Moves On To Full Legislature
AUGUSTA - Meeting into the early morning, members of the legislature's Appropriations Committee reached agreement on a budget to pay the bills for this year, putting off many decisions on Medicaid policy for a second budget bill.
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Flick A Cigarette In Portland, Prepare To Pony Up $100
PORTLAND - The City Council was busy Monday night, and approved an amendment to the City's litter ordinance that could make Portland a little bit cleaner
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Fire Kills Canton Man
CANTON - One man is dead after his house caught fire late Tuesday
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Windham Bank Held Up
WINDHAM - Police are hunting for a man they say held up a bank Tuesday afternoon.
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Turnpike Authority Budget Going Down
AUGUSTA - Maine Turnpike Authority Executive Director Peter Mills says that reforms to the MTA have saved millions of dollars in immediate savings as well as millions more over the long term.
Director Mills presented the 2013 budget to the legislature's Transportation Committee saying it reflects reduced salaries and the elimination of costs like outside lobbying fees. He told lawmakers
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Multiple Homes Robbed, Police Think It's One Suspect
FALMOUTH - Police in four Southern Maine towns are investigating a string of home burglaries that could be all connected to one suspect
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Snowe: Unemployment Programs Need Reform
WASHINGTON - Senator Olympia Snowe says unemployment benefits should be extended with unemployment continuing at high rates in many parts of the country
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Poliquin Says Constitutional Questions Politically Motivated
AUGUSTA, Maine - State Representative Mark Dion says State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin is in violation of the State Constitution.
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Vassalboro Teen Helps Police During Home Robbery
VASSALBORO - A teenage girl stayed on the phone police while hiding in a closet, all while a robbery was in progress at her home
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Supreme Court Denies Gurney Appeal
PORTLAND, Maine - The Maine Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of convicted murder Chad Gurney and ruled he was criminally responsible when he killed his girlfriend Zoe Sarnacki in Portland in May of 2009.
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Roadwork Planned At Busy Portland Intersection
PORTLAND, Maine - A busy intersection in Portland might be a little tougher to navigate on Wednesday.
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Arson Arrest In Rockland
ROCKLAND, Maine - A woman from Rockland is facing charges she set a fire at an apartment building.
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Relative Of Ayla Reynolds Facing Legal Trouble
WATERVILLE - The uncle of missing toddler Ayla Reynolds is accused of assault in connection with a fight in Waterville on Monday
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Governor To Unveil Education Legislation
SKOWHEGAN, Maine - Governor LePage will be in Skowhegan Wednesday to discuss reforms in the state's educational system.
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Medicaid Fraud Bill Introduced In Augusta
AUGUSTA - Mainers that believe a Medicaid provider, or a Medicaid recipient, is defrauding the program would be allowed to sue to stop the fraud and not only get the money back for the state, but also get a cash award from the court for filing the lawsuit
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