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Archive of Maine on Wednesday July 01, 2009
ME: State, unions haggle pacts
About 1,000 workers employed at the state prison and the state's two psychiatric hospitals have agreed to a new contract that provides for no wage increases, the state Bureau of Human Resources director said Tuesday. Read More
ME: New jail roles could save state $1.4 million
The state Board of Corrections has approved a plan to save $1.4 million by changing how three county jails are used. Read More
Financial crisis torments states
(Updated 11:29 a.m. EDT, July 1, 2009) California may begin issuing IOUs this week because of the state’s unresolved budget crisis. But government disruptions were averted at least temporarily in five other states that missed a July 1 deadline for closing billion-dollar budget gaps. Read More
US: Colorado the least obese state
WASHINGTON—Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers. Read More |
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