Hydro-Quebec Exploiting Legal Loophole to Influence Maine Voters
March 15, 2021
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NRCM news release
March 15, 2021 (Augusta, ME) – Over the past 15 months, Hydro-Quebec has exploited a loophole in state ethics law by spending a record-breaking $10 million on a statewide political campaign aimed at persuading Maine voters to support the controversial Central Maine Power (CMP) transmission corridor.
Hydro-Quebec’s ballot measure campaign represents an unprecedented effort by a foreign government to meddle in Maine elections and has generated concern in the Maine Legislature where lawmakers will today hold a public hearing on three bills that would prevent government-owned entities or foreign nationals from engaging in Maine referenda campaigns. Hydro-Quebec, which is wholly owned by the government of Quebec, stands to make $12.4 billion from the CMP corridor proposal.
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Blaze Partners Acquires Extended Stay Hotel for Multifamily Conversion
March 1, 2021 GMT
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CHARLESTON, S.C., March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Blaze Partners, LLC (“Blaze”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of a nationally-branded extended stay hotel in the rapidly expanding University City submarket of Charlotte, North Carolina. The asset was acquired in an off-market transaction by a newly formed partnership between affiliates of Blaze and Argosy Real Estate Partners for the purposes of converting to a market-rate multifamily community.
The property is located at 8340 North Tryon Street directly across the street from the McCullough Station of the LYNX Blue Line. The garden-style community was originally built in 1999 and is comprised of three existing buildings that include a mix of studio-, one-, and two-bedroom floorplans. In addition, the community incl