Claims data from the state Department of Labor show nearly 157,000 claims have been filed since March 15, but more than 30,000 of those are duplicates.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Three million more U.S. layoffs intensify fears of lasting damage
Nearly 3 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week.
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The Latest: Pelosi, Republicans clash over new economic relief package
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic. WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lashed out Thursday at Trump administration officials and congressional Republicans seeking to slow work on a fresh round of coronavirus relief. The White House responded minutes later with a threat that President Trump would veto the $3 trillion economic package Democrats have proposed. The […]
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Letter: All aboard for Balentine’s ‘freedumb’ train
So the pandemic is over and the pandumbic has started. Mr. Balentine’s Freedumb Shopping Train from Wuhan, China, has arrived right on schedule (“Give us liberty, or give us death,” May 8). Apparently not enough people have died (73,000 and counting) to satisfy Mammon (the Republicans’ true god). While Patrick Henry’s “Give me shopping, or […]
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Commentary: Forced quarantines are not the American way
Detainment without due process is contrary to the Constitution and U.S. ideas of individual rights.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
With movie theaters closed, a spot at the drive-in is a hot ticket
Outdoor movies will start showing at 4 Maine drive-ins this week and some are already sold out, with people eager for their first out-of-the-house entertainment in 2 months.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Housing will end homelessness, protect people from COVID-19
Federal aid can create permanent homes, provide support services and keep Mainers out of the places where they get infected.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine haircuts attract quarantine breakers
The word is out in COVID hot spots that we’ve loosened our rules on barbers and stylists.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Cities and towns press for answers from governor’s office on town meetings, elections
Maine communities say they are feeling hamstrung by a lack of guidance from the state on how to run elections, prepare budgets and implement economic reopening during the pandemic.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Saving lives and paying the bills, one gown at a time
Her day jobs lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, a Buxton woman sees a need and seizes an opportunity.