Hannah LaClaire is a business reporter at The Portland Press Herald, covering topics such as real estate and development, entrepreneurship and the cannabis industry among others. Before joining the Press Herald in January 2021, Hannah covered the town of Brunswick for The Times Record. She graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in Journalism, and reported for The Cape Cod Times in Hyannis, Massachusetts, and The Telegraph in Nashua, N.H., before moving back to Maine. In her free time, Hannah enjoys reading, running, cooking (eating) and traveling. She lives in Saco with her husband, her dog Olive and her cat Fred.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2023
Vehicle right-to-repair question in Maine may be decided at the polls
The Maine Right to Repair Coalition said it has collected enough signatures for a referendum that might open certain types of vehicle diagnostic data to independent auto service shops.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2023
Maine’s first-time homebuyers can’t get a foot in the door
The competitive market is boxing out newcomers at a time when Maine needs more young residents than ever to fill job openings.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2023
Maine’s adult-use cannabis sales nearly doubled in 2022
Legal sales of recreational marijuana soared 94% last year from 2021’s total. But the growth hasn’t always been easy, and there’s concern the market is becoming overcrowded.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2022
Widespread cancellations by Southwest Airlines leave Maine travelers stranded
The airline has canceled roughly 20 flights at the Portland International Jetport since Friday, affecting about 3,000 passengers.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2022
Outages continue to fall as power restoration crews work through holidays
Just over 6,000 CMP customers and Versant customers were still without power Tuesday morning.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2022
With bill’s passage, lobster industry welcomes 6-year break from new regulations
The omnibus spending legislation includes a rider that freezes new federal regulation of lobstering practices. President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2022
Maine housing market may be easing for buyers, November numbers show
Prices are still rising, but at a slower pace than during the past two years, and mortgage rates fell slightly last month, according to data released Wednesday.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2022
Lobster legislation a ‘Christmas miracle’ for Maine’s industry – if it passes
Maine’s congressional delegation and Gov. Janet Mills on Wednesday made their case for the six-year pause on new lobstering regulations. If approved, money for developing new fishing practices could start flowing this spring.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2022
Federal spending bill would pause new regulation of Maine’s lobstering industry
The bill before Congress would halt new regulations of the state’s iconic fishery for six years while work is done to develop gear that is potentially less threatening to endangered whales.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2022
Pet owners sue Idexx over ‘anticompetitive scheme’ to sell diagnostic tests
The class-action lawsuit accuses the Westbrook maker of animal-health products of locking veterinarians into predatory contracts that inflate prices that are passed on to their clients.
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