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There are 139 resources serving Somerset County in the following categories:
map itMap of Federal Programs Organizations & Professionals serving Somerset County
Department of Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service Programs
Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force
Dr. Susan Pasko - Executive Secretary, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Falls Church, VA
Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Candidate Conservation Program
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Emergency Stabilization - Burned Area Rehabiliation
Erv Gasser - DOI National Interagency BAER Team Leader - Seattle, WA
Fish Passage Program - Northeast Region
Janice Rowan - Fish Passage Program Coordinator - Hadley, MA
Gulf of Maine Coastal Program
Jed Wright - Gulf of Maine CP Project Leader - Falmouth, ME
Habitat Conservation Plans
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Landowner Incentive Program
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
MultiState Conservation Grant Program
- Washington, DC, VA
National Fish Passage Program
Susan Wells - National Fish Passage Coordinator - Falls Church, VA
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Grants Program
Guy Foulks - NMBCA Program Coordinator - Falls Church, VA
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants Program
U.S. Department of the Interior - Arlington, VA
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Small Grants Program
Rodecia Mcknight - Small Grants Program Coordinator - Falls Church, VA
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Standard Grants Program
Stacy Sanchez - U.S. Standard Grants Program Proposal Coordinator - Falls Church, VA
North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Scott Schwenk - Acting Coordinator & Science Coordinator - Hadley, MA
Partners For Fish And Wildlife Program - National
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Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program in Maine
Fred Seavey - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Orono, ME
Safe Harbor Agreements
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Coastal Program
- Arlington , VA
Working Lands for Wildlife
USDA - NRCS - Washington, DC
EPA Programs
Clean Water Act Section 319
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Clean Water State Revolving Fund
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Climate Ready Estuaries
EPA - Washington, DC
Five-Star Restoration Program
Myra Price - USEPA Wetlands Division - Washington, DC
Green Project Reserve
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
National Menu of Stormwater Best Management Practices-NPDES
Deborah G. Nagle - Division Director - Washington, DC
Source Reduction Assistance Grant Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Surf Your Watershed
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance
- St. Louis, MO
Urban Waters Small Grants
Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Wetlands Program Development Grants
Myra Price - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Federal Incentives
Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program
U.S. Department of Defense - Washington, DC
Sustainable Ranges Initiative
John Conger, Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations & Environment) - US Department of Defense
Grant Programs
Acorn Foundation
- Oakland, CA
Acres for America
Thomas E. Kelsch - Vice President, Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund - Washington, DC
BoatUS Foundation Grassroots Grants
Alanna Keating - Alexandria, VA
Bring Back the Natives
Kirstin Neff, Ph.D. - Manager, Southwest Rivers Program - Portland, OR
Celebrate Urban Birds
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Ithaca, NY
Clean Trail Grant Program
Leah Leitch - Grant Outreach - ExtremeTerrain.com - Malvern, PA
Clean Water Act Section 319
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Common Counsel Foundation
Laura Livoti - CEO - Oakland, CA
Conservation Partners Program
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Eric Forward - Washington, DC
Conservation Partners Program
Eric Forward - Program Director, Central Region Working Lands - Bloomington, MN
Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Grants
Kelly Bibb or David Dell - Grant Program Contacts - Atlanta, GA
Cooperative Watershed Management Program
Bureau of Reclamation Office of Program & Policy Services - Denver, CO
Dirt Capital Partners
Jacob Israelow - Founder & Managing Director - Hudson, NY
Environmental Solutions for Communities
Carrie Clingan - Manager, Community-Based Conservation Programs - Washington, DC
FishAmerica Foundation Conservation Grants
Ruth Jackson - Grants Manager - Alexandria, VA
Forestry on Indian Lands
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs - Washington, DC
Fund-a-Farmer Project
Food Animal Concerns Trust - Chicago, IL
Keep Local Farms Fund
- Boston, MA
Keystone Initiatives
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Washington, DC
Maine Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) Program
Ellen Mallory, Maine Coordinator - Univ. of Maine Cooperative Extension - Orono, ME
Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas (MCFA)
Yasuyuki Sugiura - President - New York, NY
National Wildlife Refuge Friends Group Grant Program
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Washington, DC
No Small Potatoes Investment Club
Sally Madore - York Harbor, ME
Organic Farming Research Foundation
Brise Tencer - Executive Director - Santa Cruz, CA
Pulling Together Initiative
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Washington, DC
The Conservation Alliance
John Sterling - Executive Director - Bend, OR
The FruitGuys Community Fund
Chris Mittelstaedt - Founder and Project DirectorCA
The Fund for Wild Nature
Jeff Petersen, Esq. - Executive Director - Kelso, WA
The Summerlee Foundation
Lynne Starnes - Director of Administration - Dallas, TX
U.S. Endowment for Forests and Communities Program
SFI and US Endowment for Forest and Communities Inc - Washington, DC
Value-Added Producer Grant Program
USDA Office of Rural Development
Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentives Program (VPA-HIP)
NRCS
USDA - Forest Service Programs
Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Grants
Kelly Bibb or David Dell - Grant Program Contacts - Atlanta, GA
Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center
Southern Research Station - Asheville, NC
Forest Legacy Program
U.S. Forest Service - Washington, DC
Forest Stewardship Program (FSP)
- Washington, DC
Forests and Rangelands
John Ferrell - Feedstock Supply and Logistics Supervisor Biomass Program - Washington, DC
Smokey Bear - Prescribed Fire
Gwen Beavans - National Fire Prevention Coordinator - Washington, DC
USDA - FSA Programs
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Biomass Crop Assistance Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
CP33 Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds
Kristine Evans, Program Coordinator - Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Mississippi State University - Mississippi State, MS
Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Conservation Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Farm Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Forest Restoration Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Farm Operating Loans & Microloans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Farm Operating Loans - Maine
Don Todd - State Executive Director - USDA Farm Service Agency - Bangor, ME
Farm Ownership Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Farm Ownership Loans - Maine
Don Todd - State Executive Director - USDA Farm Service Agency - Bangor, ME
Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Grassland Reserve Program- REPEALED
USDA Farm Service Agency
Guaranteed Farm Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Livestock Forage Disaster Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Livestock Indemnity Program
USDA FSA
Microloans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Minority and Women Farmers and Ranchers Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Minority and Women Farmers and Ranchers- Maine
Don Todd - State Executive Director - USDA Farm Service Agency - Bangor, ME
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program
Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Transition Incentives Program (TIP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Tree Assistance Program (TAP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
USDA - NRCS Programs
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)
Dave Mason - Financial Assistance Programs Division - Washington, DC
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)- REPEALED
Mark Parson - Program Contact
Big Flats Plant Materials Center
Shawnna Clark - PMC Manager - Corning, NY
Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)
Stacy Swartwood - National CIG Program Analyst - Washington, DC
Conservation of Private Grazing Land (CPGL)
Conservation Security Program
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA)
NRCS
Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI)- REPEALED
Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP)
Fred Reaves - National Emergency Watershed Protection Program Manager
Emergency Watershed Protection Program- Floodplain Easement
Jason Weller, Chief - USDA-NRCS - Washington, DC
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
NRCS
EQIP Organic Initiative
Lindsay Haines - EQIP Specialist for Organic
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)- REPEALED
Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc.
- Tampa, FL
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) REPEALED
Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)
USDA NRCS
Maine Conservation Stewardship Program
Bill Yamartino - State CSP ContactME
Maine Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Alice Begin - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - Bangor, ME
National Grazing Lands Coalition
Monti Golla - National GLC Executive Director - Fort Worth, TX
National Water Quality Initiative
USDA NRCS
Norman A Berg National Plant Materials Center
Ramon Ortiz - PMC Manager (acting) - Beltsville, MD
Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Louis Aspey, Chief of Staff - Regional Conservationist - Washington, DC
Small scale solutions for your farm
USDA - NRCS - Washington, DC
Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program
USDA NRCS
Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentives Program (VPA-HIP)
NRCS
Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program (WREP)- REPEALED
Garry Lee - Acting Director, Easement Programs Division - Washington, DC
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)- REPEALED
- Washington, DC
Working Lands for Wildlife
USDA - NRCS - Washington, DC
USDA Programs - Other
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program
Denis Ebodaghe - National Program Leader - Division of Agricultural Systems - Washington, DC
Celebrate Urban Birds
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Ithaca, NY
Conservation Reserve Program Longleaf Pine Initiative
Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants
USDA Rural Development
Farmers Market Promotion Program
Douglas Keeler, Director - Farmers Markets and Local Food Marketing
Food Linc
Jim Barham - USDA Rural Development - Washington, DC
Local Food Promotion Program
Nicole Nelson Miller - LFPP Program Manager - Washington, DC
New Farmers
USDA
Organic Certification Cost Share Programs
Rita Meade - OCCSP Coordinator - Washington, DC
Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program
Lori Washington - USDA Rural Development Loan Specialist
The Advanced Biofuel Payment Program
Business and Cooperative Programs - National Office, USDA Rural Development - Washington, DC
The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
- Washington, DC
Value-Added Producer Grant Program
USDA Office of Rural Development

 State and Local Programs

   
Show State and Local Programs Organizations & Professionals (20)
There are 20 resources serving Somerset County in the following categories:
map itMap of State and Local Programs Organizations & Professionals serving Somerset County
Federal and State Tax Incentives and Programs
Current Agricultural Use Value
- Ohio Department of Agriculture Office of Farmland Preservation - Reynoldsburg, OH
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center - Raleigh, NC
Farmland Tax Law Program
Maine Revenue Services - Property Tax Division - Augusta, ME
Federal Endangered Species Tax Deduction
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Arlington, VA
Land and Historic Resource Tax Credit
Steve Seidel - Delaware Division of Revenue - Wilmington, DE
Open Space Current Use Program
Maine Revenue Services - Property Tax Division - Augusta, ME
Tree Growth Current Use Program
Maine Revenue Services - Property Tax Division - Augusta, ME
Working Waterfront Program
Maine Revenue Services - Property Tax Division - Augusta, ME
State Funding / Technical Resources
Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership
- Arlington, VA
Beginning Farmer Resource Network of Maine
Tori Jackson - Chair - Lisbon Falls, ME
Kent Nelson
Maine Forest Service - Fire Prevention Specialist/Firewise State Liaison - Augusta, ME
Land for Maine's Future
Sarah Demers - Director - Augusta, ME
Maine Farmland Protection Program
Stephanie Gilbert - Farmland Protection Specialist
Maine Department of Agriculture Food, and Rural Resources - Augusta, ME
Maine Farms for the Future Program
Stephanie Gilbert - Farmland Protection Specialist
Maine Department of Agriculture Food, and Rural Resources - Augusta, ME
Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund
Carol Gay - Secretariat - Pittston, ME
Prairie Grouse Partners
Ralph Rogers - Executive Director of the North American Grouse Partnership - Waverly, NE
Senior Farm Share Program
Julie Waller - Senior FarmShare Manager - Augusta, ME
Stewardship Program offered by the Maine Forest Service (Archived)
- Maine Forest Service - Augusta, ME
Whitewater to Bluewater Project
Lisa Havel - Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership Coordinator - Arlington, VA
Woods Wise Incentives to Stewardship Enhancement
Andy Shultz - MFS Landowner Outreach Forester - Augusta, ME
 

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Debate brews over splitting Maine's agriculture, conservation department - Lewiston Sun Journal
1/16/2019 5:43:00 PM
Debate brews over splitting Maine's agriculture, conservation department    Lewiston Sun Journal As Gov. Janet Mills prepares to announce her final Cabinet nominee, there is renewed discussion about breaking up the Maine Department of Agriculture, ...
Mainers to get food stamps early so shutdown won't leave them without February benefits - Times Record
1/15/2019 9:08:19 AM
Mainers to get food stamps early so shutdown won't leave them without February benefits    Times Record About one in seven Maine families relies on food stamps, including many households with elderly or disabled residents. By jswinconeck@timesrecord.com | on ...
In Maine, cooking classes tackle the root causes of hunger - Bangor Daily News
12/31/2018 3:00:00 AM
In Maine, cooking classes tackle the root causes of hunger    Bangor Daily News Hunger can impact the ability to get through even the most routine days. And for too many Mainers, hunger is a fact of life. According to a 2017 study by the U.S. ...
New Law Opens Possibilities for Maine Medical Marijuana Providers - Cannabis Business Times
12/21/2018 3:00:00 AM
New Law Opens Possibilities for Maine Medical Marijuana Providers    Cannabis Business Times Dispensaries and caregivers can collaborate, rather than compete, under the state's new rules allowing business-to-business medical cannabis sales.
Beloved conservationist William J. Murtagh Jr. dies at 95 - The Ellsworth American
11/8/2018 3:00:00 AM
Beloved conservationist William J. Murtagh Jr. dies at 95    The Ellsworth American PENOBSCOT — The first keeper of the National Register of Historic Places liked Maine, martinis and music, his friends said. William J. Murtagh Jr. died.
Daily on Healthcare: Healthcare is on the ballot on Election Day… Judge set to rule on Maine Medicaid expansion - Washington Examiner
11/5/2018 3:00:00 AM
Daily on Healthcare: Healthcare is on the ballot on Election Day… Judge set to rule on Maine Medicaid expansion    Washington Examiner Be more of an insider. Get the Washington Examiner Magazine, Digital Edition now.
A unique approach to in-home care involves a new tax, which riles critics - The Ellsworth American
10/18/2018 3:00:00 AM
A unique approach to in-home care involves a new tax, which riles critics    The Ellsworth American ELLSWORTH — On Nov. 6, Maine voters will decide whether to support a ballot initiative — Question 1 — aimed at enabling elderly or disabled citizens to.
Holly Stover seeks Maine House seat - Boothbay Register
10/17/2018 3:00:00 AM
Holly Stover seeks Maine House seat    Boothbay Register Holly Stover is running as a Democrat for Maine House of Representatives District 89. Stover faces Republican incumbent Stephanie Hawke on Nov. 6. Working ...
Justice Kavanaugh: Collins and Manchin put him on Supreme Court - Washington Examiner
10/5/2018 3:00:00 AM
Justice Kavanaugh: Collins and Manchin put him on Supreme Court    Washington Examiner Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced Friday she will vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, ensuring he will become the court's ninth ...
How Maine's members of Congress voted last week - Press Herald
9/30/2018 3:00:00 AM
How Maine's members of Congress voted last week    Press Herald Along with roll call votes this week, the Senate also passed the Sam Farr and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act (H.R. 2259), to expand services and benefits ...
Top court rules Maine has to start implementing Obamacare Medicaid expansion - Washington Examiner
8/23/2018 3:00:00 AM
Top court rules Maine has to start implementing Obamacare Medicaid expansion    Washington Examiner Maine's top court has denied a bid from Republican Gov. Paul LePage to delay implementing the Obamacare Medicaid expansion, the latest legal setback in the ...
Maine's Federal Lawmakers Hope To Avert Government Shutdown - Maine Public
8/21/2018 3:00:00 AM
Maine's Federal Lawmakers Hope To Avert Government Shutdown    Maine Public The U.S. Senate is in session this week, but the House doesn't return until after Labor Day. Come September they will have to reconcile differences in the.
FCC chairman Ajit Pai coming to Maine - The Maine Wire
8/21/2018 3:00:00 AM
FCC chairman Ajit Pai coming to Maine    The Maine Wire On Friday, Sept. 14, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai will make an appearance in Maine as the keynote speaker at The Maine ...
FCC chairman to attend Portland fundraising event for Maine Heritage Policy Center - Press Herald
8/21/2018 3:00:00 AM
FCC chairman to attend Portland fundraising event for Maine Heritage Policy Center    Press Herald Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai will deliver the keynote address for the Maine Heritage Policy Center, a conservative research ...
Small businesses in southern Maine getting grants to save energy, grow - Press Herald
8/20/2018 3:00:00 AM
Small businesses in southern Maine getting grants to save energy, grow    Press Herald Small businesses in southern Maine are in line for federal grants to help them save energy and grow their companies. Nearly $530,000 from the Renewable ...
Ellsworth ambulance company settles billing case with federal government - Press Herald
7/17/2018 3:00:00 AM
Ellsworth ambulance company settles billing case with federal government    Press Herald County Ambulance of Ellsworth on Tuesday entered into a settlement agreement with the federal and Maine state governments for submitting false claims to the ...
Mainers part of federal prescription opioid sting against medical professionals - Press Herald
6/26/2018 3:00:00 AM
Mainers part of federal prescription opioid sting against medical professionals    Press Herald Mainers have been charged as part of a massive nationwide sting against medical professionals for fraud related to “opioid diversion and abuse,” according to ...
Scorecard Ranks States from Farm to Fork - Union of Concerned Scientists
6/12/2018 3:00:00 AM
Scorecard Ranks States from Farm to Fork    Union of Concerned Scientists WASHINGTON (June 12, 2018)—Farms in Maine have among the country's smallest ecological footprints. Maryland farmers are doing some of the most ...
New Studies Confirm A Surge In Coal Miners' Disease - Maine Public
5/22/2018 3:00:00 AM
New Studies Confirm A Surge In Coal Miners' Disease    Maine Public More coal miners in central Appalachia have suffered the advanced stages of the deadly disease black lung than previous government research has found, and.
Maine communities are closing the digital divide to join the global economy - Bangor Daily News
4/23/2018 3:00:00 AM
Maine communities are closing the digital divide to join the global economy    Bangor Daily News As contradictory as it may sound, reliable high-speed internet can help communities maintain their traditional way of life.. Maine news, sports, politics, election ...
It's critical that we reduce our carbon footprints to slow our changing climate - Bangor Daily News
4/19/2018 3:00:00 AM
It's critical that we reduce our carbon footprints to slow our changing climate    Bangor Daily News It is urgent that we reduce our use of fossil fuels as fast as possible before the impact of climate change becomes too great.. Maine news, sports, politics, election ...
Maine Compass: Female veterans need lawmakers to support the Betsy Ann Ross House of Hope - Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
4/7/2018 3:00:00 AM
Maine Compass: Female veterans need lawmakers to support the Betsy Ann Ross House of Hope    Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel Addressing issues facing our veterans and *service* members is a common goal for many of our community leaders and elected officials. When working toward ...
North East Mobile Health Services, Maine Medical Center to pay $1.4 million to settle ambulance transportation claims - PenBayPilot.com
2/23/2018 3:00:00 AM
North East Mobile Health Services, Maine Medical Center to pay $1.4 million to settle ambulance transportation claims    PenBayPilot.com United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank said today, Feb. 23, that North East Mobile Health Services, based in Scarborough and with a station in Rockport, has ...
Diabetes patients frustrated by MaineGeneral's cut endocrinology services - Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
2/17/2018 3:00:00 AM
Diabetes patients frustrated by MaineGeneral's cut endocrinology services    Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel More than 4000 patients could be affected by the change, which the hospital attributed to declining reimbursements.
Aroostook County qualifies as HUBZone - The County - The County
12/30/2017 3:00:00 AM
Aroostook County qualifies as HUBZone - The County    The County Businesses in Aroostook County have another tool to increase sales, according to officials at the Northern Maine Development Commission.
Maine businesses borrow record amount from SBA this year - Press Herald
11/29/2017 3:00:00 AM
Maine businesses borrow record amount from SBA this year    Press Herald A record amount of money was loaned to Maine businesses in 2017 through the U.S. Small Business Administration. More than 50 Maine lenders approved ...
House tax bill would give sizable savings to wealthy Mainers - Press Herald
11/3/2017 3:00:00 AM
House tax bill would give sizable savings to wealthy Mainers    Press Herald A Republican income tax reform bill introduced Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives would offer big savings to Maine's wealthiest taxpayers, ...
Fighting the scourge of the social isolation of seniors — Contributors — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine - Bangor Daily News
4/25/2017 3:00:00 AM
Fighting the scourge of the social isolation of seniors — Contributors — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine    Bangor Daily News Older adults residing in small towns and rural communities may be especially vulnerable to the dangers of isolated living.. Maine news, sports, politics, election ...
Maine Bill Takes on Asset Forfeiture; Closes Federal Loophole - Tenth Amendment Center
3/15/2017 3:00:00 AM
Maine Bill Takes on Asset Forfeiture; Closes Federal Loophole    Tenth Amendment Center AUGUSTA, Maine (March 15, 2017) - A bill introduced in the Maine legislature would reform the state's asset forfeiture laws to prohibit the state from taking.
Q&A: Straight Talk From Maine on Why Trump Won - The American Prospect
11/18/2016 3:00:00 AM
Q&A: Straight Talk From Maine on Why Trump Won    The American Prospect On Election Day, Maine voters approved five ballot questions that legalized recreational marijuana, authorized a multimillion-dollar transportation bond bill, ...
LePage Named Most Fiscally Responsible Governor in America - The Maine Wire
10/5/2016 3:00:00 AM
LePage Named Most Fiscally Responsible Governor in America    The Maine Wire Today, the Cato Institute, a national public policy research organization, released the 13th biennial fiscal report card, rating governors based on their dedication ...
After denying it misused millions in welfare funds, Maine changed its spending to follow the law - Bangor Daily News
9/19/2016 3:00:00 AM
After denying it misused millions in welfare funds, Maine changed its spending to follow the law    Bangor Daily News The LePage administration has reversed a $7.8 million transfer of grant funds that ran afoul of federal law, after the BDN reported on the spending of federal ...
More Maine lobstermen to carry fed observers - Mount Desert Islander
3/2/2016 3:00:00 AM
More Maine lobstermen to carry fed observers    Mount Desert Islander BAR HARBOR — Any Maine lobsterman with a federal lobster permit may now be contacted by federal fishery observers asking to send a representative on his.
How Upward Bound helps low-income, first-generation students succeed - Bangor Daily News
4/15/2015 3:00:00 AM
How Upward Bound helps low-income, first-generation students succeed    Bangor Daily News Maine college students, including me, have benefited from what are called the TRIO programs, which started 50 years ago. These federal programs serve ...
State and Local Programs News Items
Older addicts squeezed by opioid epidemic - Orlando Sentinel
8/10/2016 3:00:00 AM
Older addicts squeezed by opioid epidemic    Orlando Sentinel PORTLAND, Maine -- When Clifton Hilton decided to quit drinking last month, he called a residential drug and alcohol detoxification center on a Friday ...
Welfare: Well-meaning, well-funded, well-done? - Press Herald
10/17/2010 3:00:00 AM
Welfare: Well-meaning, well-funded, well-done?    Press Herald Wherever the candidates for governor go in Maine, they say, one question is likely to follow them. What are you going to do about welfare? “I have never seen ...