Madawaska union accepts 8.5% pay cut

By Nick Sambides Jr., Bangor Daily News

MADAWASKA, Maine — The United Steelworkers union will take an immediate 8½ percent wage cut in accepting a new three-year contract Monday that Fraser Papers Inc. management calls critical to keeping the town paper mill going.
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FairPoint plan would cut debt sharply

By The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News

PORTLAND, Maine — The telecommunications company FairPoint Communications Inc.'s debt would be cut by nearly two-thirds under its bankruptcy reorganization plan filed Monday, but the company said the reorganization won't prevent it from expanding broadband Internet in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
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Legislators debate bills on petitions

By Kevin Miller, Bangor Daily News

Lawmakers heard conflicting testimony Monday about whether proposals to change Maine's citizen initiative process would discourage fraud by signature gatherers or gut the 100-year-old law intended to empower voters Read More

Jackson residents approve wind turbine limits

By Abigail Curtis, Bangor Daily News

JACKSON, Maine — Residents this weekend approved a controversial wind turbine ordinance that would impose strict regulations on industrial wind power developments. Read More

New rules for special education debated

By Ethsn Wilensky-Lanford, Kennebec Journal

Emergency rules adopted by the Maine Department of Education to save money on special education have caused more families to take legal action to ensure a quality education for their children, lawmakers were informed Monday. Read More

Climate stance criticized

By Amy Wold, The Advocate (Baton Rouge)

Eight state environmental groups sent a letter to Gov. Bobby Jindal last week asking the state stop acting "in an obstructionist manner on climate change." Read More

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Elected: November 2002, 2006
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	House Speaker: Hannah Pingree (D)

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Madawaska union accepts 8.5% pay cut

FairPoint plan would cut debt sharply