New budget woes may shut down rural courthouses

By Kevin Miller, Bangor Daily News

Maine's chief justice said Thursday that she is hopeful the judicial branch can find ways to weather the next round of deep budget cuts without closing courthouses in rural areas of the state.
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No probe for city's TABOR fliers

By Susan M. Cover, Kennebec Journal

The state ethics commission decided Thursday against an investigation into whether South Portland should be required to file campaign finance reports because of a flier it sent regarding the Taxpayer Bill of Rights.
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Foes of gay vows face probe

By Susan M. Cover, Kennebec Journal

State ethics commission staff will soon begin an investigation into the fundraising practices of a group that contributed at least $1.6 million to defeat gay marriage in Maine. Read More

Maine high court rules against ATV rider

By The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News

PORTLAND, Maine — Maine's highest court has overturned a lower court judge's ruling that a state law that authorized game wardens to stop all-terrain vehicle operators without cause was unconstitutional. Read More

Election money may be scant

By Kevin Miller, Bangor Daily News

The prospect that Maine's clean election fund could run dry before the November 2010 elections is causing some concerns among gubernatorial candidates hoping to tap into the program. Read More

Flu vaccine slow getting to Maine

By Meg Haskell, Bangor Daily News

Fewer than two-thirds of the very highest-priority Mainers — children and pregnant women — have been vaccinated against the H1N1 flu, largely due to the national shortage of vaccine, according to Maine's top public health official. Read More

Gov. John Baldacci (D)
Elected: November 2002, 2006
Term expires: January 2011

	State capital: Augusta
	State nickname: The Pine Tree State
	Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap (D)
	Attorney General G. Janet T. Mills (D)
	Senate President: Elizabeth (Libby) Mitchell (D)
	House Speaker: Hannah Pingree (D)

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New budget woes may shut down rural courthouses

No probe for city's TABOR fliers