Managers will be permitted to bring on additional staff to clean restrooms, haul trash, patrol the parks and open areas that have been closed during the more than two-week shutdown.
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Collins hopeful of compromise on shutdown
Sen. Susan Collins said a return to previous bill is possible.
LePage legal fights tested limits, cost Maine $900,000
Newly sworn-in Democratic Gov. Janet Mills comes into office with some of those lawsuits still pending.
Federal agencies will hold off pay raises for Cabinet, top officials during shutdown
The increases would have gone into effect at a time when many federal workers are receiving no pay at all.
How Maine’s members of Congress voted
The 116th Congress convened Thursday. In addition to the roll call votes below, the House also elected its speaker. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., received 220 votes and was elected sSpeaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., received 192 votes, 10 other individuals received votes for speaker, and four representatives voted present or did not vote. HOUSE VOTES […]
More airport security screeners calling off work amid shutdown
Portland International Jetport personnel report no impact on checkpoint operations or on flights.
Pelosi dismisses some Democrats’ talk of impeachment
While many Democrats might favor impeaching President Trump, those calling for it now are largely outliers.
Gov. Mills says public has right to know about pardons
But for now, information about a person’s pardon remains confidential under state law.
Marijuana dispensaries’ big donations to Mills inaugural have caregivers crying foul
Three dispensaries, combined, had donated nearly 20 percent of the money collected to usher in the new governor as of Dec. 22.
Mary Mayhew leaves job as U.S. Medicaid chief after less than 3 months
The former Maine DHHS commissioner and gubernatorial candidate resigns from her position in the Trump administration to lead the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.