Now is not the time to cut the current $600 weekly benefit, which has kept many Maine businesses and families afloat during an unprecedented crisis.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Now is no time to give up on COVID-19 measures
As the summer slips away, Congress should step up and pass a meaningful relief bill for the tourism industry.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, Politics
Maine music venues, theaters relying on federal relief to reopen
One promoter believes arts venues will close without funding this week.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine cities and towns hopeful for federal relief
Municipalities have cut budgets, furloughed workers and prepared for sharp drops in tax revenue as the pandemic continues. Now, they say, they need federal help.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. won’t expel migrant children detained in Texas hotel
The kids will be transferred to shelters operated by DHHS and eventually placed with family sponsors.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
As safety net disappears, out-of-work Mainers plead for more help
Labor advocates warn of deep economic pain as the $600 extra weekly benefit is set to expire, but business groups expect losing added jobless pay will encourage people to go back to work.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Top high school players: ‘We just want to play football’ this fall
Participants in the Maine Elite Passing Camp believe the sport can be played with modifications during the pandemic.
Posted inNation & World
Coronavirus crisis sparks a young Israeli protest movement
The country received praise for its early handling of the pandemic, but since reopening the economy in May, new cases have spiked to record levels.
Posted inNation & World
Trump national security adviser tests positive for coronavirus
Robert O’Brien is the first White House official known to have contracted the virus since May.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine organizations step up to help feed people in need during pandemic
Growing to Give, a farm-based nonprofit in Brunswick, is ramping up production to help feed more people, while local farms and the Brunswick Topsham Land Trust are distributing seedlings to help people grow their own food.