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Even if Congress does vote to create an Internet sales tax, Amazon may still be able to vanquish its foes -- and could even make money by collecting the new taxes for other retailers. NYT reports.
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Paul LePage's office made it clear Wednesday he'll veto a bill to pay off a $484 million debt to Maine hospitals because of an amendment to expand Medicaid, Democrats professed hope the Republican governor will relent and considered passage a victory.
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NEW YORK, May 22- New Hampshire's House of Representatives rejected a bill on Wednesday that would have authorized the construction of the state's first casino, bucking a regional trend toward easing restrictions on gaming in New England.
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MADAWASKA, Maine-- A northern Maine paper mill is being sold to two New York- based investment firms. Blue Wolf Capital Partners and Atlas Holdings announced Wednesday they have reached an agreement to buy a controlling interest in Twin Rivers Paper Co. from Brookfield Asset Management, based in Toronto.
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Carol Shea-Porter has introduced an amendment separating approval of the Keystone pipeline project from authorization of pipeline activity between Portland, Maine and Montreal, Canada.
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CNBC has been ranking all 50 states for competitiveness since 2007. This year's report comes as states continue to get back in fighting shape—fighting for jobs, that is.
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We score all the states on 55 measures of competitiveness and 10 categories, from the cost of doing business to technology and innovation.
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BANGOR, Maine-- University of Maine System trustees voted Monday to freeze tuition rates for the upcoming school year at 2012 levels for in-state undergraduate students. Trustees voted in Bangor on the system's operating budget for fiscal year 2014, which begins July 1.
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AUGUSTA, Maine-- Some members of the Maine Legislature's budget-writing committee said Sunday they were surprised by the projected funding shortfall at the Department of Health and Human Services but Gov.
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CHICAGO-- United States Cellular Corp., the sixth-largest cellphone carrier in the country, on Friday closed on the sale of some of its Midwestern markets to No. 3 Sprint Nextel Corp. and announced that it's handing over the proceeds to shareholders through a special dividend.
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AUGUSTA, Maine-- Lawmakers took a step Wednesday toward paying Maine's hospitals a $485 million debt for Medicaid services, but it wasn't one favored by Gov. The Health and Human Services Committee voted 10-4 to urge that repayment of the hospital debt be tied to acceptance of federal funding to expand Medicaid services.
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MONTPELIER, Vt.-- The owner of a crude oil pipeline that runs between Maine and Montreal is asking Vermont environmental regulators to reconsider a ruling that would require a new review under the state's land-use planning law if the company seeks to move Canadian tar sands oil to Portland for possible shipment to markets across the world.
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AUGUSTA, Maine-- Maine's motor fuel tax will remain at 30 cents per gallon under a proposed $1.1 billion budget to pay for state highways and other transportation expenses, but the plan calls for elimination of dozens of open jobs.
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AUGUSTA, Maine-- Newly released analyses of census data paint a portrait of a graying Maine population that will have fewer people entering the labor market in the years ahead.
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*Government: Firm made over $68 million of illegal profits. NEW YORK, May 13- Former Level Global Investors LP fund manager Anthony Chiasson on Monday was sentenced to 6-1/ 2 years in prison for insider trading, a penalty that the judge in the case said was intended to deter others in the financial industry from similar conduct.
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*Lawmakers doubt IRS explanation that targeting was not political. It needs to have a full investigation, " House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, said on" Fox News Sunday. "
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*Supporters drive for lopsided Senate approval. WASHINGTON, May 6- The U.S. Congress this week opens its first debate in six years on a comprehensive immigration reform bill, testing whether business and labor groups can hold together on a delicately crafted deal that already is under attack.
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Faulty equipment has led to patients being burned or exposed to too much radiation, Jeffrey Shuren, director of the FDA's center for devices and radiological health, said in an interview.
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Like Old Faithful, Yellowstone will open on time this season, thanks to fundraising efforts, but many federal programs are feeling the pain of sequestration cuts. The NYT reports.
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NEW YORK, April 30- More foreclosures of U.S. homes were completed in March even as the number of properties sitting in the foreclosure pipeline fell, a report from data analysis firm CoreLogic showed on Tuesday. There were 55,000 completed foreclosures last month, up nearly 6 percent from 52,000 in February, according to CoreLogic.
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The company decided to sell the plants to reduce its exposure to merchant pricing and recognized a charge of roughly $41 million, NextEra said in its first quarter earnings release. Last month, NextEra sold 351 MW of hydropower assets in Maine and New Hampshire to a unit of Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners LP.