Approximately 8,400 small businesses have been approved for federal funds that are meant to keep workers employed during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Maine hospitals, clinics to receive nearly $146 million in federal aid
The funding is part of a $30 billion aid package for health care providers across the country as part of the federal CARES Act.
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Emergency loans to Maine small businesses exceed $1 billion
More than 5,300 businesses had been approved as of Friday morning for federally backed Paycheck Protection Program emergency loans.
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Maine’s delegation pushes Congress to provide more COVID-19 relief
Senators, representatives on Capitol Hill seek more help for everything from newspapers to rural hospitals.
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Collins and King protest firing of intelligence community’s watchdog
Maine’s two U.S. senators say they disagree with President Trumps’s decision to dismiss Inspector General Michael Atkinson, and question the timing.
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Second COVID-19 case at BIW triggers more calls to close the shipyard
Some lawmakers want the shipyard shut down to limit further spread to workers and their communities, but Bath Iron Works says its work is essential to national security and Gov. Janet Mills says she does not have authority to close the business.
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Simones’ Hot Dog Stand is closed, for now, but not forgotten
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins cites Simones’ Hot Dog Stand, a Lewiston landmark since 1908, as a reason for federal COVID-19 help for small businesses.
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Sen. Collins presses Navy leaders on proposed reduction of Bath-built ships
Sen. Collins said the cut is goes against the 355-ship Navy fleet goal, which the Trump administration backed and Congress made law through the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.
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Collins says Trump should ‘step back’ and let coronavirus experts do the talking
Maine’s senior senator said she has been dissatisfied with ‘inconsistent’ messaging on coronavirus from the federal government.
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Critics of Sen. Collins’ Kavanaugh vote watching Supreme Court abortion case from Louisiana
The first major abortion case to come before the court since Brett Kavanaugh was seated has renewed criticism of Sen. Susan Collins’ vote to confirm him.