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PublishedMay 11, 2022
U.S. inflation dips from four-decade high but still causing pain
Wednesday’s report on consumer prices contained some cautionary signs that inflation may be becoming more entrenched.
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PublishedApril 22, 2022
Maine launches website to explain relief check rules
The site answers questions about the $850 checks that will be sent to many Mainers beginning in June.
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PublishedApril 12, 2022
U.S. inflation jumped 8.5% in past year, highest since 1981
Some economists suggest that inflation is at or near its peak, but it could take time to come back down.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2022
Gov. Mills proposes payments of $850 to qualifying Mainers as she revises budget
The total amount of direct relief to individual Mainers would be increased by $100 from the governor's previous plan.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2022
Fed hikes key interest rate to fight inflation, with more to come
The Fed's quarter-point hike in its key rate, which it had pinned near zero since the pandemic recession struck two years ago, marks the start of its effort to curb the high inflation that has followed the recovery from the recession.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2022
Brunswick pizza joint’s price hike can be blamed on global economic forces
Tess' Market manager said the business had no choice but to raise prices for only the third time in 20 years.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2022
Ukraine crisis sends fossil fuel prices soaring in Maine
Gasoline prices are approaching a record high, and heating oil already has surpassed the previous record.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2022
In a cold winter, Maine household budgets buckle under growing energy burden
Skyrocketing prices for electricity, heating oil and gasoline are hitting Mainers especially hard when the mercury falls.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2022
Biden has long-term inflation plan, but voter patience is short
He believes a cluster of companies control too many industries, which reduces competition for customers and workers.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2022
Maine businesses and residents feel inflation’s bite
Business owners and consumers say higher prices threaten to slow the state's economic recovery as inflation hits a 40-year high.
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