Key to the recovery was a monthly cash support for workers rolled out by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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Economic recovery looks to be weakening in states with virus outbreaks
The shift appears to reflect increased caution by consumers and businesses in the face of the contagion.
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Treasury sent more than 1 million stimulus payments to dead people, agency finds
The checks sent to dead people as of April 30 totaled nearly $1.4 billion, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
State’s fraud investigations have derailed some Mainers’ federal unemployment benefits
The short-staffed Maine Department of Labor has had to delay payments and a program for those who have exhausted benefits, the state’s labor commissioner told lawmakers Thursday.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Groups call on Mills to meet with them, take bolder action on COVID-19 racial disparity
Recent data shows that Maine has the worst racial disparity for Black residents in the nation for COVID-19 cases, as infection rates rise among minority communities in Cumberland and Androscoggin counties.
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Maine retailers urge customers to be kind, wear masks and keep their distance
Three large retail trade groups launched the ‘Let’s Be Kind’ campaign Thursday in response to repeated incidents of anger and hostility by customers.
Posted inAmerican Journal
Letter: Measure impact of Trump events, BLM rallies on COVID-19 cases
It seems we have not studied our history thoroughly, or at least we ignore it. We should be measuring the impact of what social activities result in increases of the COVID-19 cases. The two activities that seem to be promoting the most social intercourse are the Trump campaign, with events starting up, and the Black […]
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Commentary: Public housing authorities working to prevent evictions during COVID-19
Portland-area agencies are looking for places for people to live once temporary mortgage and rental relief programs end.
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Our View: ‘Alarm bells’ continue to ring on climate
While the country’s attention has been on the coronavirus, another crisis has continued to get worse.
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Prisons to start taking sentenced inmates from jails, but only a dozen a week
AUBURN — The local jail has been holding more than a dozen male inmates who have been blocked from serving their sentences at state prisons because of an order signed by the governor in mid-May. Last week, the Maine Department of Corrections announced that it would again start to accept prisoners from county jails at […]