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AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Transportation said May 17 that it has applied for $456 million in grant funding from the federal government to help construct the East Coast's first floating offshore wind port on a portion of state-owned Sears...
But Rep. Mo Terry, D-Gorham, also defended the timing of the votes by the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, which took place well after midnight Saturday morning.
Republican House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham called for the removal of the Democratic House chair, Melanie Sachs, for creating a 'toxic and hostile' environment by dismissing Republican concerns.
Democrats used their majority to advance a state budget proposal – one that unravels a bipartisan effort to stabilize highway projects by moving away from fuel taxes and tapping a revenue stream from electric vehicles.
The Woolwich selectboard on April 3 again took up the deteriorating condition of State Route 127. The two-lane highway, also known as Middle Road, runs roughly north/south from Route One by Cumberland Farms to the Dresden line. The road temporarily...