The vice president is on the first of a two-day trip that continues in Mexico on Tuesday.
Steve Ericson
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. economy: Plenty of growth, not enough workers or supplies
Inflation fears linger, but some economists believe the risk is short-lived, and will ease once the supply of workers and raw materials catches up with demand.
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Posted inNation & World
New COVID-19 cases in U.S. plummet to lowest levels since last June
The average number of deaths over the last seven days also dropped to 552 – a rate not seen since July last year.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Former Maine building contractor pleads not guilty to criminal charges
Malcolm Stewart, former owner of defunct Castle Builders in Union, is accused of the theft of more than $400,000 from at least 56 victims.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Sen. David Woodsome: Democrats didn’t need to go full-on partisan to get a state budget passed
Republicans never had a plan to threaten a last-minute shutdown to get their way, the state senator says.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
When it comes to health care, pandemic has hit Maine families hard
Two bills aim to close coverage gaps for children and postpartum care for mothers.
Posted inLocal & State
By boat, snowmobile or camel, vaccine reaches world’s far corners
In Maine, that means a boat trip in March to Little and Great Cranberry and other islands.
Posted inLocal & State, New England
Vermont officials want more data on border surveillance plan
U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to build high-powered surveillance towers along the state’s border with Quebec.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Gov. Mills digs in on fish-passage standards for dams
Mills says the dam manager at the center of her administration’s proposal to increase fish-passage standards on the river should be able to meet state demands for improvements.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine tribe seeks support for bill that would allow casino
The bill would allow Houlton Band of Maliseet to negotiate with the federal government to open a casino in Aroostook County.