Maine voters have already requested more than 100,000 absentee ballots for the July 14 primary, and local election officials say it will be a ‘daunting’ task to process those ballots so that results are known on election night.
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Jim Fossel: Bipartisan consensus possible on police reform
But as long as the Maine Legislature is not in session, no laws can pass here.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Rep. Fecteau: Unemployment system failed Mainers in 2017 and once more in 2020
Though $802 million in benefits have been paid out, too many Mainers remain in limbo because of a faulty system installed under the LePage administration.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine CARES Act funding to flow to unemployment trust fund
Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services Commissioner Kirsten Figueroa told lawmakers the state will use $270 million of $1.25 billion in federal aid to keep the state’s unemployment trust fund solvent.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Sen. Timberlake: Gideon focusing on U.S. Senate campaign at expense of Maine people’s needs
The Maine House speaker wants the federal government to step up COVID recovery efforts when she hasn’t lifted a finger here.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
Panel recommends ways for Mills to address racial disparities in Maine
The state commission is urging several steps, including using federal CARES Act funding to support a response to the COVID-19 pandemic for minority populations in the state.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Would-be Clean Elections candidates find it harder to qualify during pandemic
Social-distancing requirements and other restrictions have made collecting $5 qualifying contributions needed to obtain public financing more difficult.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Let’s offer Maine’s front-line employees a real choice during COVID crisis
State leave and unemployment policies can be changed to better serve both workers and employers at places like Tyson Foods.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Legislature’s input needed in state of emergency
Just like Congress, the Maine Legislature has ceded too much power to to the executive branch and needs to take it back.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Sen. Millett: Pandemic no time to roll back air, water protections
The work we’ve done to protect Maine can be undone and the lives of people trying to recover from a respiratory illness put at risk.