A revised funding formula for 2012-13 will shift money to rural districts, with Portland taking the biggest hit of all.
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Police hope cash draws new leads in Portland slaying
Shortly before James Angelo was shot, a surveillance camera at a nearby business captured grainy images of two shadowy figures in the vicinity . . .
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Agency defends land sale to warden
The property wasn’t put on the market and sold for less than taxable value, but the state calls it a fair deal.
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Sale of property near former prison draws criticism
Three houses and 5.2 acres were sold to Warden Patricia Barnhart for $283,000 less than the assessed value.
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Former LePage spokesman launches PR, consulting firm
Dan Demeritt’s website touts his service with ‘the country’s most free-spoken chief executive.’
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Competing Maine casino plans seen as risky
The viability of the Oxford resort may be threatened by proposals in Lewiston and Biddeford, experts say.
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Bill to end same-day registration approved
Senate debate is heated after the Republican Party chairman says Democrats have stolen elections.
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House gives 2nd OK to end same-day voter registration
The measure now goes to the Senate for final approval.
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Panel rejects funding boost for Efficiency Maine
Gov. Paul LePage and GOP lawmakers have opposed the increase because it would raise electricity rates.
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House votes to end right to unionize at DeCoster
The Legislature in 1997 gave DeCoster workers the right to unionize, a right typically not afforded to agricultural workers.