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Maine Voices: Let’s resolve to make high-speed internet universal in Maine
In a world where online accessibility is more important than ever, we can’t afford to leave anyone behind.
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Many residents and business owners ready to mask up under Portland’s new mandate
Most Portland residents interviewed Tuesday seemed resigned to the return to mandatory masking, while some business owners said that enforcing it could be tricky.
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Maine Voices: All too often, business tax breaks don’t work for Mainers
Eliminating loopholes in incentive programs and closing the tax gap between what is owed and what is paid will provide resources to help families thrive.
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Portland restaurateurs are divided over proposed vaccine mandate for indoor dining
Opinions vary widely, with some strongly in support, some strongly against, and others skeptical or ambivalent.
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Maine population grows from in-migration during pandemic
But Census Bureau officials warned against reading too much into the numbers because of changes in the way the population increase was derived.
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Portland’s Press Hotel sold to West Coast private equity firm
The high-end hotel opened in 2015 in the redeveloped former headquarters of the Portland Press Herald.
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Bruce Poliquin: Maine needs affordable, reliable energy
Congress must include traditional fuels in our domestic energy policy and remove a natural gas tax from the so-called reconciliation bill, says the candidate for the 2nd District Republican nomination.
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Rating agency expects Maine Turnpike to raise tolls by 29% in 2028
Fitch Ratings, a major bond rating agency, projects that the Turnpike will need to raise tolls to fund anticipated construction projects, including the Gorham connector.
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Our View: Use Maine’s surplus to help those still hurting
The state still has more work to do to repair the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic aftershocks.