The pandemic relief package contains a morsel that President Trump has long had on the buffet of his economic wish list.
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Lack of clarity on vaccine rollout creates confusion in Maine
The MaineHealth network asks Maine CDC about inoculation priorities – Should private practitioners be vaccinated? – as the state amends its plan in response to evolving federal guidance.
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Jared Golden unhappy with ‘out of touch,’ partisan leadership on Capitol Hill
Maine’s 2nd District Democratic congressman blocked a $4,500 pay hike for colleagues, but went along with $2.4 trillion spending package this week.
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State employees union files complaint over COVID-19 information sharing
The Maine Service Employees Union, which represents thousands of state government workers, says it has been requesting the information from the Mills administration since the summer.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. deaths in 2020 top 3 million, by far most ever counted
The figure marks the largest single-year percentage leap since 1918, when tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers died in World War I and hundreds of thousands of Americans died in a flu pandemic.
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UMaine soon may be holding basketball games at home
University officials are working on a plan to host games within the state’s 50-person indoor gathering limit.
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UMaine System plans to expand COVID testing for spring semester
The system is considering weekly testing for staff and students on campus when classes resume Jan. 25.
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White House virus coordinator Deborah Birx says she will retire
Her comments came just days after The Associated Press reported that she traveled out of state for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
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First-in-line health workers show off shots to encourage others to get vaccinated
Hundreds of health-care professionals are sharing pictures and videos of themselves to their personal Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok accounts.
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What the new stimulus package will mean for 50 million food-insecure Americans
An estimated 13% of all adult Americans have reported they sometimes or often didn’t have enough to eat the last 7 days.