Maine.gov Press ReleasesOfficial press releases from State of Maine agencies.AG Rowe Urges Maines Senators to Reject FISA Amendment- August 13, 2008 Today, Maine Attorney General Steve Rowe called upon Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins to reject any amendment to the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that would hamper the Maine Public Utility Commissions (PUC) ability to protect the privacy rights of telephone subscribers in Maine. This week, the United States Senate is expected to take up amendments to F...http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=Portal+News&id=60134&v=article... Attorney General Steve Rowe Appeals EPA's Decision on Auto Emmissions Standards- August 13, 2008 Today Maine Attorney General Steve Rowe announced that he is joining a lawsuit against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to uphold the right of states to regulate greenhouse gas pollution from automobiles. Maine is part of a 15-state coalition appealing the EPAs December 19, 2007 denial of Californias request for a waiver. The denial prevents Maine from implementing gr...http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=Portal+News&id=60128&v=article... New Northeast Harbor Public Library Dedicated; Spotlight of the Month- August 13, 2008 Last Thursday evening the library staff, trustees, donors and residents of Northeast Harbor celebrated the dedication of their new and renovated Northeast Harbor Public Library. Dean Corner, Director of Reader and Information Services at the Maine State Library, delivered congratulations from State Librarian J. Gary Nichols and shared some of his own library memories. Martha Dudman ...http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=Portal+News&id=60108&v=article... Governors Statement on Pinkham Mill Closure- August 12, 2008 AUGUSTA Governor John E. Baldacci issued the following statement after learning of Irving Forest Products intent to permanently close the Pinkham Sawmill located in Nashville Plantation. This is a significant blow to the hard-working families and the surrounding communities, said Governor Baldacci. I have instructed the Maine Departmen...http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=Portal+News&id=60092&v=article... Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap and U.S. Marshals Service Praise Work of Bureau of Motor Vehicles' Senior Detective Mark Silk- August 12, 2008 Bangor- Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap was joined by members of the U.S. Marshals Service to recognize the exemplary work of Mark Silk, a senior Detective in the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Office of Investigations. Mark is a true team player, and he consistently goes above and beyond the call to make sure everything he can do to further an investigation is being done, Dunlap said. This tim...http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=Portal+News&id=60091&v=article... |