The latest on the coronavirus pandemic. WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday threatened to hold up federal funds for two election battleground states that are trying to make it easier and safer to vote during the coronavirus pandemic. The president’s tweets targeting Michigan and Nevada marked an escalation in his campaign against voting by mail, […]
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Maine nonprofits receive $1.2 million for COVID-19 relief efforts
The Maine Community Foundation has issued COVID-19 relief grants to 130 nonprofit organizations in the state.
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The Wrap: Drifters Wife closes indefinitely, online food drive launches May 28
The Portland restaurant ended take-out and has no set date for re-opening, but several other Maine restaurants have launched take-out programs.
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Sen. Hamper: Looming Maine budget crisis calls for old-fashioned solutions
Instead of drawing down the Rainy Day Fund or becoming depending on federal handouts, we must accept a smaller state government.
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Severely ill patients in Maine now receiving new drug to fight COVID-19
Remdesivir might end up being used to keep less severe cases from getting worse, one Maine researcher says.
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Trump allies lining up doctors to prescribe rapid reopening
Republican operatives are recruiting ‘extremely pro-Trump’ doctors to go on television to promote reviving the U.S. economy as quickly as possible, without waiting to meet safety benchmarks proposed by public health experts.
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17 employees, 4 residents test positive for COVID-19 at Auburn health care facility
Clover Health Care announced that after 550 employees, residents and contract help were tested for COVID-19 over the last two days, 17 employees and four residents have tested positive.
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States accused of fudging or bungling COVID-19 testing data
As large parts of the U.S. ease their lockdowns, public health officials in some states are being accused of bungling infection numbers or deliberately using a little sleight of hand to make things look better than they are.
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State tax revenues drop as COVID-19 tightens grip on Maine economy
A monthly report from state tax collectors shows parts of Maine’s economy reeling amid the pandemic.
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Governor orders end to prisoners receiving unemployment pay
The inmates had applied for and received the benefits, including $600 weekly Pandemic Unemployment Assistance payments, after they were laid off from work-release jobs.