Economy
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PublishedJune 10, 2020
Towns across Maine looking at budgets crunched by coronavirus
As municipal governments near the end of their budget year, local officials are considering cuts to services and programs to make up for revenue losses caused by the pandemic.
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PublishedJune 9, 2020
Maine Voices: Individual rights do not trump state public health protections
The president's Maine visit shows how his ‘open up' rhetoric encourages people to flout pandemic control regulations.
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PublishedMay 28, 2020
Fraud contributed to record 37,000 jobless claims, Maine officials say
Having 24,500 Mainers file claims – the other 12,500 are duplicates – is a 'sharp and suspicious' increase from recent trends, the state Labor Department said.
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PublishedMay 24, 2020
Will coronavirus make the office obsolete?
Many working remotely in Maine are enjoying their time at home, and some employers say staff are more engaged and productive. But it's much too early to predict the long-term impact on traditional office spaces.
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PublishedMay 22, 2020
Maine importers urge lawmakers to suspend food-related tariffs
A 25% tariff on food and beverage products is adding insult to pandemic-related economic injury for local importers of gourmet foods.
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PublishedMay 21, 2020
More than 138,000 Mainers have filed for unemployment since March
More than 11,500 Maine workers filed new jobless claims last week, even as the state begins reopening parts of its economy.
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PublishedMay 16, 2020
Commentary: Pandemic relief will drive up the deficit. That’s a good thing
History shows that deficit spending is one of the most powerful tools federal officials have to protect Americans and hasten economic recovery.
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PublishedMay 15, 2020
Commentary: COVID crisis should raise Mainers’ awareness of need to store guns safely
Securely storing firearms could lower the risk of domestic violence, suicide and accidental child gun deaths.
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PublishedMay 11, 2020
More than 20,000 Mainers have filed jobless claims under expanded eligibility program
A federal eligibility expansion implemented May 1 in Maine allows benefits to be paid to unemployed contractors, self-employed workers and others normally ineligible.
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PublishedMay 10, 2020
The View From Here: The message of the mask
Showing that you care for the wellbeing of others has been twisted into a cause for pointless rebellion.
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