The state has set COVID-19 daily case records for four days in a row, but no additional deaths were reported Friday.
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Can Maine reverse its troubling COVID-19 trend? Experts say yes, but it will take work.
Complying with masking requirements, avoiding social gatherings and improving access to rapid testing will be key factors in avoiding an exponential growth in cases.
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Questions and answers on Gov. Mills’ new mask mandate
The new mandate is more comprehensive and requires people to wear masks in most places outside their homes and yards.
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Citing surge in coronavirus cases, Mills rolls back reopenings
The governor reduces indoor gathering limits, postpones planned reopenings of bars and tasting rooms, and lowers the number of states exempt from Maine’s travel restrictions.
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Amid surge in new COVID-19 cases, Mills may tighten restrictions
Bars are scheduled to reopen Monday, but the governor says she is considering delaying that and taking other steps, such as tighter limits on indoor gatherings.
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Bangor business pulls out of hosting Trump campaign event after state issues warning
The Trump campaign then said the event would be moved to Orrington Calvary Chapel, which has sued Gov. Mills over her COVID-19 restrictions.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser
Governor Mills casts her vote
“I voted for change, I voted for a return to civility, decency in the American government and in American politics,” Gov. Mills said after casting her absentee ballot.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Maine, News, Politics
How do I fill out my ranked-choice ballot?
Here’s what you need to know about ranked-choice voting, which only Maine will use in the presidential election.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Mills joins push for region’s electric grid operations to reflect state climate goals
Five New England governors are asking the region’s grid operator, ISO-New England, to speed its transition to renewable energy.
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Maine grants $105 million to small employers; some say it’s not enough
About 2,300 organizations received funds as part of a state program to stabilize struggling businesses and nonprofits, but over 1,300 applications were denied.