Maine on Wednesday October 28, 2009

ME: Further school cuts carry federal risk
By Matthew Stone, Kennebec Journal
If the state cuts too deeply, it could jeopardize federal money for such programs as special education and school lunches.
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ME: Offshore wind list narrowed to four sites
By Bill Trotter, Bangor Daily News
Having considered seven sites along Maine's coast for offshore wind demonstration projects, state officials on Tuesday narrowed the list to four possible locations where researchers might explore the potential for wind power facilities.
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NH: FairPoint filing alarms unions
By Chelsea Conaboy, Concord Monitor
FairPoint Communications has reached an agreement with a group of its lenders to reduce its debt by more than $1 billion, but it comes with conditions, according to Monday's bankruptcy filing.
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ME: Schools cut spending as state aid loss looms
By Kelley Bouchard, Portland Press Herald
PORTLAND, Maine -- Southern Maine districts freeze spending, eliminate positions and prepare for painful layoffs.
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ME: Maine police chiefs oppose marijuana dispensaries
By David Hench , Portland Press Herald
The Maine Chiefs of Police Association has come out against a referendum that would legalize dispensaries for distributing marijuana to people who have a prescription.
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ME: Focus of gay-marriage fight is Maine
By Abby Goodnough, The New York Times
Less than a week before Maine voters decide whether to repeal the state's new same-sex marriage law, donations and volunteers are pouring in to sway what both sides call a nationally significant fight.
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ME: Tabor backers slam Dunlap
By Susan M. Cover, Kennebec Journal
Maine Republicans said Tuesday they are confused and frustrated that Secretary of State Matt Dunlap has missed a deadline to certify signatures calling for a people's veto in June.
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ME: Yes on 1 campaign rallies supporters in Brewer
By Dawn Gagnon, Bangor Daily News
BREWER, Maine — With just a week to go before Election Day, supporters of the effort to reverse Maine's same-sex marriage law gathered Tuesday to discuss what they could do to help ensure the law's repeal.
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