CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada has 445 more COVID-19 cases, making Saturday the second straight day the state has reported a new 24-hour high since the start of the pandemic. The state had reported 410 new cases Friday, surpassing the previous single-day jump of 379 four days earlier. The state Department of Health and Human […]
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Maine Voices: It shouldn’t take a pandemic to raise awareness of the ‘homework gap’
A national solution is needed to ensure that cost or lack of infrastructure won’t keep kids from accessing broadband.
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Rep. Fecteau: Unemployment system failed Mainers in 2017 and once more in 2020
Though $802 million in benefits have been paid out, too many Mainers remain in limbo because of a faulty system installed under the LePage administration.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Week In Photos June 13-19, 2020
Here are some of our favorite photos from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel from the past week.
Posted inNation & World
Navy upholds firing of aircraft carrier captain in virus outbreak
After a review, it decides to hold both Capt. Brett Crozier and his boss accountable for the outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
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Summer vacationers weigh testing, quarantine or staying home
States from Maine to Hawaii try to strike a balance between containing the new coronavirus and encouraging out-of-state visitors to spend their cash on hotels, restaurants and other businesses.
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Wall Street dips as virus fears curb hopes for economy
Investors weigh budding improvements in the economy against worsening infection levels in the South and West.
Posted inElections, Local & State, Politics
U.S. Senate hopeful Tiffany Bond calls on state to put her on ballot
A Portland independent filed a civil rights suit claims that because of the pandemic, Maine should ‘do the right thing’ and waive its normal signature collection requirements.
Posted inNation & World
TSA insider faults agency’s response to coronavirus
The high-ranking Transportation Security Administration official says it’s falling short in protecting airport screeners and the public from COVID-19.
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Hiring rose in 46 states in May, yet jobless rates still high
The overall U.S. unemployment rate last month was a still-high 13.3 percent.