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Maine Gov. Janet Mills says she is preparing another letter to Congress urging more help for state and local governments as the number of reported cases…
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As public schools in Maine prepare to return to classroom instruction, with many adopting a hybrid system of learning, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has…
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Scattered through the $2 trillion federal CARES act are dozens of tax changes aimed at softening the economic blow caused by the pandemic. Maine lawmakers…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged all of Maine's congregate settings, including homeless shelters, which have had to reduce capacity.Many advocates say…
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Many provisions of the federal CARES Act end this month — including expanded unemployment benefits and the Paycheck Protection Act — and Maine’s two U.S.…
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This year's back to school preparations will be like no other year.With classes resuming in just a month and a half, state officials revealed Friday some…
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The governor's Economic Recovery Committee is recommending that $1.1 billion be spent to deal with the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus…
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Maine's labor leaders are calling on Congress to extend the $600 weekly supplemental unemployment benefit for people out of work because of COVID-19. That…
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The city of Portland is making half a million dollars in CARES Act funds available to help Portland renters affected by COVID-19.City Housing and…
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Unemployment benefits have been a lifeline for many people who have lost work because of the pandemic. But the huge federal expansion of the unemployment…