The huge, still-unreleased bill is slated for votes on Monday — with lawmakers having only a few hours to read it before casting their votes.
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Here’s what’s in the new $900 billion stimulus package
Most Americans will get a $600 stimulus check and the unemployed will get an additional $300 per week.
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Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Dozens of Maine schools now using COVID rapid tests for students and staff
The Maine CDC has distributed more than 4,000 rapid tests to K-12 schools since early November.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Uncategorized
As Maine Legislature starts back up, Democrats and Republicans present priorities
Both parties say they want to help Maine’s working families and small businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic, but their approaches could vary widely.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Biden to receive COVID vaccine as Trump remains on sidelines
The president is the only senior-most U.S. official to have not received a shot.
Posted inMaine
Augusta Community Warming Center open for homeless, but limiting access
The center, which in recent years has drawn people looking to socialize during the day, is now focused on providing space for homeless people due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
The show must go on: Central Maine drama clubs stage productions virtually
High school theater programs are still performing, but the coronavirus pandemic has forced different creativity and new approaches.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine CDC reports 230 new coronavirus cases, no additional deaths
Maine added 3,000 cases in a week, and the seven-day average of new daily cases has reached 437.7.
Posted inMaine, News
Getting vaccinated is just the first step for front-line hospital staff
After caring for COVID patients for nine months, the first ICU and ER workers inoculated at Maine Med are doing fine and hoping everyone keeps wearing masks and gets vaccinated, too, as soon as possible.
Posted inColumns, Maine
J.P. Devine: The lady in white
This Christmas, as thousands of nurses and doctors in blue scrubs hold the hands of the millions of the dying, J.P. Devine is thinking of his mother in her starched white dress and cap, bringing a cupcake home.