Jessica Hall

Portland Press Herald

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Published
April 11, 2013

General Dynamics in Saco to lay off 110 workers

Demand for the heavy weapons made there has fallen as the U.S. scales back forces in two wars.
Published
April 10, 2013

LePage undecided on vetoing wage legislation

Gov. Paul LePage said he has not decided whether to veto a bill that would increase Maine’s minimum wage gradually from $7.50 to $9 per hour.
Published
April 10, 2013

LePage won’t say whether he’d veto increase in minimum wage

The bill, which would incrementally raise the minimum wage to $9 per hour by 2016, won final House approval Tuesday. In the Senate, lawmakers are still working out the cost of the bill.
Published
April 8, 2013

Support wanes for upfront payment for Maine liquor contract

The upfront payment of $200 million to repay hospitals has now fallen out of favor with Democrats and Republicans.
Published
April 6, 2013

Small-scale cyberattacks an enduring threat in Maine

A Portland data-security expert says the menace to privacy and the economy ‘is real and it is escalating.’
Published
April 1, 2013

Maine-NH bridge supports damaged by tanker

With the bridge closed because of the collision, the Interstate 95 bridge is the only route across the Piscataqua River between Kittery and Portsmouth, N.H.
Published
March 29, 2013

Oxford Casino to be sold for $160 million

Churchill Downs will pay cash for the 10-month-old casino, whose ownership is faulted for selling to an out-of-state firm.
Published
March 29, 2013

Maine jobless rate unchanged at 7.3%

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that 51,700 Maine workers were unemployed in February, down 300 over the year.
Published
March 27, 2013

Newlywed Mainers hope court cleans up a tax mess

When Annie McPheeters and Meredith Johnson got married at South Portland City Hall on Dec. 29, they barely considered the complications they would face when filing tax returns as a newly married, same-sex couple. “In the back of my mind, I knew it would be trickier,” Johnson said. But just weeks after getting married, McPheeters […]
Published
March 22, 2013

Upfront fee urged for Maine state liquor deal

Democrat Seth Goodall says his bill is the best way to repay hospitals.