The state has committed more than $1.2 billion of the $1.25 billion it received from Congress to help it address a myriad of coronavirus-related expenses.
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Maine restaurant industry presses Sen. Collins to support federal relief
Owners of restaurants and bars want her to support a bill that would provide billions in aid to independently owned businesses.
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Posted inNation / World, Politics
Political fight brewing over Biden’s budget chief nominee
Neera Tanden spent years attacking GOP lawmakers on social media.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine Legislature prepares for historic pandemic session
Lawmakers will be sworn into office by Gov. Janet Mills on Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center, which is being used instead of the State House, to protect against spread of COVID-19.
Posted inMaine, Oxford Hills, Politics
Oxford lawmaker to miss Wednesday’s swearing in because of COVID-19
Rick Bennett of Oxford says he tested positive for coronavirus and won’t join lawmakers convening this week.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, Politics
Congress returns with virus aid, federal funding unresolved
The only absolute must-do business is preventing a government shutdown when a temporary spending bill expires on Dec. 11.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, Politics
Biden’s economic team highlights diversity, starting with treasury chief
The president-elect announces several of his most senior economic advisers.
Posted inElection 2020, Maine, Politics
Maine’s Electoral College offers young and old a chance to pick a president
Among Maine’s four electors are a 79-year-old Oxford Republican and an 18-year-old Democrat from North Yarmouth.
Posted inPolitics, Uncategorized
Dunlap reflects on myth of broad voter fraud as tenure ends
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is wrapping up his tenure after a frenetic four-year span in which he stood up to President Donald Trump’s Election Integrity Commission
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Trump says he’ll leave office if Electoral College seats Biden
Asked whether he would attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration in January, Trump said he knew the answer but didn’t want to share it yet.