U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree says she has heard from more than 200 constituents in just the last month asking for more help from Congress.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Emergency wage is not sustainable for Portland’s small businesses
Hazard pay of $18 an hour – a minimum wage that’s the highest in the nation – is hurting the very people it’s meant to help.
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Posted inNation & World, News
WHO team visits Wuhan research lab at center of speculation
The research center in the central Chinese city has been the subject of speculation about the origins of the coronavirus.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Androscoggin County commissioners to consider anti-mask resolution
The proposal, offered by Commissioner Isaiah Lary, rejects Gov. Janet Mills’ executive orders mandating masks be worn in public and supports residents and visitors to Androscoggin County who do not want to wear maks.
Posted inNation & World
Biden boosting vaccine allotments, financing for virus costs
Coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients says about 6,500 pharmacies around the U.S. will receive a total of 1 million doses.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Biden, Yellen call Republican virus aid plan insufficient as Democrats push ahead
Democrats vote Tuesday to start a process for approving the president’s bill on their own, with or without Republican support, even as talks continue on potential adjustments.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Threat of COVID-19 variants adds urgency to vaccination campaign
Health experts say it’s inevitable that variants will arrive in Maine, and double masking is a good way to reduce the risk of transmitting the more infectious forms.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Fauci says COVID-19 vaccine boosters will tackle one mutation at a time
WASHINGTON – COVID-19 vaccine boosters will tackle one coronavirus variant at a time, focusing first on a mutation recently identified in South Africa that is alarming scientists, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, told McClatchy in an interview. The “ultimate solution” to the coronavirus pandemic may be a vaccine that protects against […]
Posted inLocal & State
U.S. CDC plans to increase vaccine shipments to Maine and other states
The White House said states would get about 5% more doses this week, and announced a new pharmacy vaccination program that will eventually include Hannaford and Shaw’s.
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The Latest: WHO team visits Wuhan research lab at center of speculation
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.