Legislators have passed bills aimed at medication cost control and billing transparency – now we must focus on reining in the price of treating COVID.
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Farmington-based school board approves hybrid model
Regional School Unit 9 students will return to school Sept. 8 under plans for a combination of remote and in-person learning.
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Farmington board approves medical marijuana store in former Gray Ford/Aubuchon building
Selectmen appoint Andrew Marble as local plumbing inspector.
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Junior hockey: Maine Nordiques open main camp in new normal
The coronavirus pandemic required precautions to be taken as the Nordiques opened camp Tuesday. Everyone entering Norway Savings Bank Arena had their temperature checked and needed to sign a waiver.
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UMaine System expands plans for coronavirus testing on campuses
Students and staff from out of state, residents in student housing and other special groups will undergo two rounds of testing following their return to campus.
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What’s keeping Washington from a virus deal, explained
No one is giving up on an accord, though near-term prospects aren’t promising.
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Big Ten, Pac-12 pull the plug on fall football amid pandemic
They are the first of the Power Five college football conferences to call off their seasons.
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Surging virus cases make U.S. a weak link in global economic recovery
The United States is unlikely to pull the world economy out of its rut as it did in past downturns such as after the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s.
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Worldwide virus cases double in 6 weeks, topping 20 million
It took six months for the world to reach 10 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus.
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Maine Rep. Pingree joins push for USDA to keep school meal waivers
Maine’s Democratic congresswoman says the federal government must renew waivers for programs that increase access to school meals amid the coronavirus pandemic.