The resolution would provide for stimulus payments up to $1,400 per person and ensures that upper-income taxpayers do not receive the payments.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: How cheats and scam artists are helping us invest in the future
Whatever their background, anyone who spends a stimulus check is channeling most of that money into an economy that needs it.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Volunteer army helps Florida elders book coveted COVID shots
A group of more than 100 volunteers in Florida is helping seniors navigate the technology-heavy process of getting a COVID-19 vaccine
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Maskless presence prompts sheriff to skip future public meetings with Androscoggin commissioners
Eric Samson said he will participate only via Zoom to protect himself and staff from exposure to COVID-19.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World, News
Johnson & Johnson seeks emergency authorization for single-shot vaccine
If cleared by the Food and Drug Administration, it will be the 3rd authorized coronavirus vaccine in the United States.
Posted inHealth
Global vaccine trust is on the rise, survey says
More that 449,000 people have died in the United States from the virus, with more than 26.4 million reported infections.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
U.S. rushes to catch up in the race to detect mutant viruses
Less than 1% of positive specimens in the U.S. are being sequenced to determine whether they have worrisome mutations. Other countries do better – Britain sequences about 10%.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. coronavirus deaths surpass 450,000; daily death toll remains stubbornly high
The daily toll amounts to 50,000 new fatalities in the last two weeks alone.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Portland provides hazard pay at city nursing home during outbreak
City officials say the increased pay at the Barron Center is covered by Medicaid and unrelated to a hazard pay requirement in Portland’s new minimum wage ordinance.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Uncategorized
COVID-19 inpatient numbers lowest in 2 months but still high in Lewiston and western Maine
The burden fell or remained flat at most of Maine’s hospitals, mirroring recent national trends and creating breathing space for medical staff.