The organization Andrew Butcher would lead is tasked with expanding access to broadband internet service in Maine.
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Beef industry tries to erase its emissions with fuzzy methane math
In the U.S., ranches, farms and feedyards generate about 243 million tons of heat-trapping gases annually – more than five times as much as an equivalent amount of pork or chicken.
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Facebook paying fine to settle allegations it favored foreign workers over U.S. labor
It is the largest civil penalty and backpay award ever recovered by the civil rights division in the 35-year history of enforcing anti-discrimination rules under the Immigration and Nationality Act, officials said.
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Biden focuses on climate and families in trimmed $2 trillion plan
The president met privately into the evening with centrist and progressive lawmakers in separate groups as Democrats appeared ready to abandon a $3.5 trillion package for a smaller, more workable proposal that can win passage.
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Should permit for NECEC power line be revoked? Maine regulator hears arguments
The hearing comes two months after a judge ruled that Maine failed to follow proper procedures when it granted the developer a lease to cross two parcels of public land.
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Are pot-related problems on the rise? State lacks data to say for sure
One year after recreational marijuana was legalized, there are some warning signs, but few statistics to show how legal cannabis impacts public safety.
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Maine childcare providers struggle to keep doors open amid worker shortage
Across the state, 187 licensed childcare centers closed between April 2020 and September 2021.
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Lawmakers give Amazon ‘final chance’ to clear up testimony
In a letter, House members accuse the world’s biggest online retailer of at least misleading Congress and possibly outright lying about competitive practices.
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Owner of Maine TV stations probes weekend data breach, finds ransomware
The Sinclair Broadcast Group, which operates WGME and WPFO in Maine, said Monday that it is working to determine what information the data contained.
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Gov. Mills announces $139 million in spending for Maine’s economic recovery
Investments include $20 million for a new small business grant program, $39 million to help lower monthly health insurance premiums and $80 million to replenish the state’s unemployment trust fund.