Some regional planners think the only way to get riders back and attract new ones is to invest in transit expansion and innovation.
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Welfare rolls decline during the pandemic despite economic upheaval
Poor families’ ability to get and keep cash assistance through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families depends on the state where they live.
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Pandemic eviction crisis leads to greater tenant protections
There is a growing national movement to find ways to keep millions of at-risk tenants hurt by the pandemic in their homes.
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Europe’s vaccine passes reveal some pockets of resistance
About 80,000 people protested in cities across Italy last weekend, while thousands have demonstrated in Paris for the past few weekends.
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Fauci: More ‘pain and suffering’ ahead as COVID cases rise
However, amid the threat of the delta variant, the director of the National Institutes of Health told CNN that vaccinations are up 56% in the U.S. in the last two weeks.
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Mills earns praise, criticism for pandemic response as re-election campaign looms
In an exclusive Blaine House interview, the governor talks about her decisions on COVID-19, vetoes she’s issued and other topics as Maine gears up for 2022 gubernatorial race.
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Maine Voices: You have the chance to live – seize it
A Bridgton woman’s family history is a lesson in the impact on the loved ones left behind when otherwise-rational adults refuse vaccination.
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Among the vaccinated in Maine, a growing anger at those who resist
Inoculated residents express frustration and ambivalence about the unvaccinated as COVID-19 case counts rise here and across the U.S.
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Our View: Vaccinations remain our best way to return to normal
Mandates by businesses, organizations and institutions can help protect the people who remain vulnerable to COVID-19.
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Florida breaks record with more than 21,600 new COVID-19 cases
It’s the state’s highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic.