Portland Talks

Portland Committee Approves Scaled-Back Minimum Wage Hike
Maine Public Broadcasting
PORTLAND, Maine – A Portland committee has given approval to a proposal to establish a city-wide minimum wage. It would be the first municipal minimum wage in the state and the twelveth in the U.S., according to the Portland Press Herald. The proposal …
Portland committee scales back minimum wage planBangor Daily News
Portland council committee endorses citywide minimum wagePress Herald
Portland finance committee OKs minimum wage increaseWMTW Portland
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LePage administration strips South Portland’s ‘business friendly’ designation
Bangor Daily News
PORTLAND, Maine — The city of South Portland has lost its “business friendly” designation from Gov. Paul LePage’s administration as a result of its ordinance blocking the export of tar sands, or oil sands, from its waterfront. Doug Ray, spokesman for …
LePage administration pulls ‘business friendly’ status from South PortlandKennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
Business friendly designation lostSentry

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Slow start to elver season means high price for baby eels
Lexington Herald Leader
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s baby eel season is off to a slow start, causing prices to balloon back to historic levels as fishermen wait for waterways to finish thawing. Elvers, also called glass eels, are sold overseas as seed stock for Asian …

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Portland Police Chief to be Nominated for Acting City Manager Post
Maine Public Broadcasting
PORTLAND, Maine – Portland officials say they plan to nominate the city’s police chief to serve as acting city manager, in the wake of the current acting city manager’s decision to depart in May. Mayor Michael Brennan and the City Council announced …
Portland police chief nominated for acting city manager roleWMTW Portland
Portland’s Police Chief nominated as acting city managerWCSH-TV
Portland taps Police Chief Sauschuck as interim city managerPress Herald

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