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PublishedJune 22, 2020
Maine lodging industry ratchets up pressure on Mills to rescind visitor restrictions
Hotel and resort owners fear economic devastation if rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19 stay in effect this summer.
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PublishedJune 19, 2020
Maine CARES Act funding to flow to unemployment trust fund
Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services Commissioner Kirsten Figueroa told lawmakers the state will use $270 million of $1.25 billion in federal aid to keep the state's unemployment trust fund solvent.
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PublishedJune 18, 2020
Panel recommends ways for Mills to address racial disparities in Maine
The state commission is urging several steps, including using federal CARES Act funding to support a response to the COVID-19 pandemic for minority populations in the state.
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PublishedJune 16, 2020
Opponents of net metering threaten Maine’s solar projects, state officials say
Gov. Janet Mills and Maine Public Utilities Commission Chair Phil Bartlett say a group is trying to interfere with a state program that promotes clean energy.
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PublishedJune 12, 2020
Auburn council to vote Monday on resolution declaring all businesses essential
A second resolution will request Gov. Janet Mills to release funds to municipalities.
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PublishedJune 12, 2020
Additional 54 coronavirus cases reported in Maine, as more businesses reopen
Gov. Janet Mills said she was accelerating the date for lodging places to start serving out-of-state visitors, and on Friday fitness centers as well as bars and brewery tasting rooms with outdoor seating opened in 13 counties.
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PublishedJune 10, 2020
Maine governor, supreme court pledge to root out racism in law enforcement and courts
Gov. Janet Mills and the Maine Supreme Judicial Court issue statements promising to identify racism in the justice system and provide additional training to police and court personnel.
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PublishedJune 8, 2020
Maine eases quarantine rule for visitors as virus testing expands
Vermont and New Hampshire residents will not have to quarantine, and other visitors can avoid the 14-day quarantine if they certify they have tested negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours before checking in to a Maine lodging.
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PublishedJune 4, 2020
Group warns Trump protesters to avoid Guilford, gather in Bangor
Some are concerned about potential violence if protesters and Trump supporters gather outside Puritan Medical Products in Guilford, where the president plans to visit Friday.
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PublishedJune 4, 2020
Lawmakers furious after Maine’s top labor official fails to attend briefing
Labor and Housing Committee members said it was inexcusable for Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman not to appear and answer questions Thursday, but Gov. Janet Mills said legislative leaders were told last week that Fortman was unlikely to attend.
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