EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article was written by Steve Mistler of Maine Public and aired on All Things Considered with Nora Flaherty on Tuesday, January 14. It can be read online at https://www.mainepublic.org/post/maine-transportation-department-unveils-26-billion-3-year-work-plan. We have reprinted it here for your review and consideration.
The Maine Department of Transportation released a three-year work plan that includes more than 2,000 projects worth nearly $2.6 billion. It also contains something else: a plea to state lawmakers to help the department fill a project backlog spurred by higher construction costs, workforce shortages and chronic underfunding.
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Saturday, January 18, 2020, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland, ME 04101 This free panel discussion will focus on these important questions: What has been the impact of immigration on Maine’s land and people from the first French explorers in 1604 to the present? What are the drivers of recent immigration movements, and how does each new wave shift Maine’s economy and culture? What specific challenges do Maine’s environment and population pose for new arrivals; and how do we support Maine’s first peoples? To learn more or to register online, please visit https://portlandovations.org/event/panel-discussion-history-of-immigration-maine/. Share of people 65 and over with jobs in 2018: 17%
Share in 2013: 19% A recent study by the The Pew Trust found that in 36 states, the share of people 65 or over with jobs has increased in the past five years, following a national trend that economists say will continue over the next decade. More information can be found online at https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2019/09/20/for-passion-or-for-money-more-seniors-keep-working. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Stateline analysis. On Friday, January 10, Governor Janet Mills announced that she is allowing 24 of the remaining 27 bills she held for further review last session to become law and that she has vetoed three.
Governor Mills vetoed the following bills: LD 553, An Act To Ensure Proper Oversight of Sports Betting in the State; LD 517, An Act To Facilitate Fair Ballot Representation for All Candidates; and LD 268, An Act To Create a Credit under the Commercial Forestry Excise Tax for Landowners Using Businesses Based in the United States. Next step in “100,000 heat pumps” initiative expected to help create jobs, reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and save Maine people money on heating bills
Joined by leaders from Efficiency Maine Trust, Hometown Heat Pumps, and the Maine Community College System at F.W. Webb Company in Augusta, Governor Janet Mills announced on January 14 that Maine was doubling its rebates to help Maine people purchase high-performance heat pumps. EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article was written by Maureen Milliken and published in Mainebiz on Wed., January 8, 2020. It can be read online at https://www.mainebiz.biz/article/five-on-the-future-panel-collaboration-flexibility-keys-to-maine-economic-success. We have reprinted it here for your review and consideration.
Whether it’s real estate, retail or construction, or economic development in general, industry insiders at the Mainebiz “Five on the Future” panel on Tuesday, January 7 agreed that the key to the state’s economic success is collaboration and flexibility. |
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