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The Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan, Explained

It’s been a difficult two years for Maine. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many people lost their jobs and many industries have suffered....

Maine Lawmakers Invest $20 Million in Rural Communities

Maine’s rural forestry industries, like the state’s economy as a whole, sustained significant blows in the face of the pandemic. Loggers,...

Over Half a Million Mainers Will Receive Hazard Pay

On November 10, Governor Mills announced that 524,754 working Mainers will receive one-time Disaster Relief Payments of $285, to be...

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Maine’s Vaccination Milestone: 1 Million Vaccinated!

Earlier this month, Maine reached a major milestone in the fight against COVID-19. Over 1 million Mainers are now fully vaccinated,...

Teachers and School Staff Combat COVID-19, Protect Students

Pfizer this week announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is effective for children ages 5 to 11. While this is great news in a time where...

The Federal Government is Ending COVID-Related Federal Assistance. What’s Next for Mainers?

The federal government has dealt working families across the country a one-two punch in the past few weeks. On August 27, the Supreme...

Do We Really Still Need Masks?

As children prepare to go back to school while the Delta variant surges across Maine, masks are back in fashion. School districts across...

Is the COVID-19 Vaccine Dangerous?

There’s been a lot of speculation about the COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson since their release last year....

Facing the Delta Variant in Maine

This week, Governor Mills celebrated 80 percent of Maine adults receiving at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. But the rise of the...