State House leaders announced a series of meetings for 5 key committees as the Legislature looks to broaden its role in the fight to address coronavirus pandemic in Maine.
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Credit agencies affirm Maine’s ‘high-grade’ bond ratings despite pandemic
Moody’s and Standard & Poors said the state is in a stable debt position as it enters a period of financial uncertainty.
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Pending approval, Premier League plans June 17 restart after 100-day shutdown
England’s top soccer league, which last had a game on March 9, will need strict medical protocols in place and government approval to resume play – without spectators.
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We now have until July 11 to renew our vehicle registrations — if the town office is ready
Motorists must register their cars by July 11 if their city or town office is accepting tax payments and processing registrations. Everyone else gets more time.
Posted inMaine, News
Seven state public health and emergency workers report COVID-19 symptoms
The employees work at the Maine Emergency Management Agency offices where daily media briefings are held, but the Maine CDC said Gov. Janet Mills and other top state officials have not had close contact with the affected workers.
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Top spellers prepare to crown national champion – from home
With the Scripps National Spelling Bee canceled, many top spellers who would have been on the bee stage this week are instead competing online.
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White House won’t release economic projections that would forecast extent of downturn
The White House is supposed to unveil a federal budget proposal every February and then typically provides a “mid-session review” in July or August with updated projections on economic trends.
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RSU 73 board hires two fourth grade teachers
Prekindergarten graduation plans were also announced.
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Fraud contributed to record 37,000 jobless claims, Maine officials say
Having 24,500 Mainers file claims – the other 12,500 are duplicates – is a ‘sharp and suspicious’ increase from recent trends, the state Labor Department said.
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Researchers ponder why U.S. and Europe are harder hit than Asia
It might lie in an initial reluctance to react to an epidemic that seemed distant and unthreatening.