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Published
September 16, 2020

Trump calls for massive aid bill with stimulus payments, upending Republicans’ stance

His Twitter post and subsequent comments at a news conference could reframe talks that have stalled for more than a month, and put new pressure on leaders in both parties.
Published
September 9, 2020

Mills administration proposes hiring freeze, spending cuts to offset revenue lost to pandemic

The plan proposes a hiring freeze and delaying technology upgrades to help make up for more than $500 million in revenue losses.
Published
September 8, 2020

McConnell says Senate to vote on ‘targeted’ virus aid package

Some Republican senators with close reelection races are anxious to respond further to the pandemic, but Democrats are insisting on more sweeping relief.
Published
August 10, 2020

Trump, Mnuchin try to pressure Democrats back into negotiations on economic relief talks

Despite the rhetoric - and a claim by Trump on Sunday that the Democrats had called him - there has been no communication between the two sides since two weeks of fruitless talks collapsed on Friday.
Published
August 7, 2020

Virus relief talks collapse as Trump readies executive orders

Prospects for a deal fade as the economic recovery shows signs of losing steam, millions of Americans remain unemployed, and deaths climb.

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Published
August 5, 2020

Trump threatens executive action as virus relief deal remains elusive

The administration has asked federal agencies to identify all of the money they have not yet spent from the $2 trillion CARES Act, which passed in March.
Published
July 27, 2020

Maine businesses say survival may hinge on more help

Business owners say the federal Paycheck Protection Program loans helped them weather what they hope was the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they remain unsettled and worried about the future.
Published
July 22, 2020

House votes to remove Confederate statues from Capitol

The Pentagon, states, cities and NASCAR also have taken steps to ban, remove or replace symbols of the Confederacy.
Published
July 15, 2020

Opponents concede to Dale Crafts in Republican primary before ranked counting begins

The winner in Maine's 2nd Congressional District won’t be decided officially until the ranked votes are tabulated, which could take days.
Published
July 13, 2020

Flurry of absentee voting continues right up to Maine’s unusual July primary

Town and city clerks have been inundated with absentee ballots, and some election officials still expect to see voters at the polls for a primary that was delayed from June by the pandemic.