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Dr. Merle Eugene Riley of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away peacefully on Jan. 7, 2024 in the presence of his family after being diagnosed with cancer. He

Eye on Augusta: Legislature Passes Tax Breaks for 28,000 Businesses and 160,000 Unemployed Workers by Andy O’Brien (Photo: Dan Kirchoff) Andy O’Brien is communications director at Maine AFL-CIO. He is a former managing editor of The Free Press and a former state legislator. His Eye on Augusta column appears every other week in The Free Press. Last Thursday, the Maine Legislature passed a supplemental budget package that will provide a full state tax ex...