MaineHousing has lowered its mortgage interest rates to help eligible first- time home buyers take advantage of the federal tax credit that is scheduled to expire on April 30.

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President Obama is investing in education with Recovery Act funds, as part of his national Race to the Top competition — a $4 billion federal education initiative on education reform. Governor John Baldacci recently talked about his new education initiatives mentioned in his State of the State address, which will also increase Maine’s chances for $75 million or more in federal Race to the Top funds.

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February 18, 2010, the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s Efficiency Maine program awarded grants totaling $4.8 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) dollars to 87 Maine communities around the state for energy efficiency improvements.

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A University of Maine Cooperative Extension and six Maine schools are moving forward with oil-to-wood heating projects with the announcement that they will collectively receive more than $3.2 million in federal recovery funds.

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On February 12, 2010, the City of Waterville, the Town of Winslow, and Sustain Mid-Maine (SMM) were awarded a $170,000 grant from the State of Maine Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant program to implement a two-year residential and industrial energy saving plan.

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Maine will receive $11.5 million in Recovery Act funds to promote quality of health care through technology and to develop the State’s health care workforce.

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The Governor’s Job Summit brought together individuals representing 80 businesses from across Maine. The purpose of the summit, co-hosted by the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, was to discuss effective ways to increase job creation.

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In February President Barack Obama announced a series of steps his Administration is taking as part of its comprehensive strategy to enhance American energy independence while building a foundation for a new clean energy economy.

At a meeting with a bipartisan group of eleven governors, including Governor Baldacci from Maine, the President laid out three measures that will work in concert to boost biofuels production and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

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York County is receiving a $646,000 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The funds will be used to make municipal buildings around the county more energy-efficient.

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On February 1, 2010 the Maine Public Utilities Commission approved Central Maine Power (CMP)’s proposal to invest in advanced metering infrastructure (AMI).

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