A group of 20 Republican attorneys general sent a letter to both Walgreens and CVS Health warning that the companies could face legal consequences if they decided to mail and distribute abortion medication in their states.
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Posted inBusiness, Food, News
A year after record-breaking catch, value of Maine lobster landings are lowest in a decade
The volume of the 2022 harvest was about the same as the 2020 catch, but the dollar value was only half the total of last year’s.
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Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World, New England
Owner of New England addiction clinics faces health care fraud charges
Recovery Connection Centers of America provided little or no services while billing Medicare and other insurers as if they had, authorities said.
Posted inBusiness, New England
Close call, turbulent flight add to aviation safety concerns
Federal officials are investigating a string of close calls between planes, including 1 this week at Boston’s Logan Airport
Posted inBusiness
U.S. rent growth easing, but remains a burden for many tenants
The median rent rose 2.4% in January from a year earlier to $1,942, the lowest annual increase since June 2021, data from Rent shows.
Posted inBusiness
Shoe polish stands begin to vanish, lose their shine
The decline has been exacerbated by the pandemic, remote working and the rise in popularity of more casual workwear when people did return to the office.
Posted inBusiness
Computer chip money underwriting ‘woke’ agenda, Republican senators say
Requiring some recipients of the $39 billion to offer child care and encouraging the use of union labor are elements of the CHIPS and Science Act funding guidelines announced Tuesday.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Consumer-goods makers find they can’t raise prices much more
The waning pricing power of consumer-goods makers contrasts with carmakers and airlines, which have been able to push prices up due to limited supply and pent-up demand.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Communities await first U.S. limits on ‘forever chemicals’
The EPA is expected to propose restrictions on harmful ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Court deals blow to $500 million fish farm plans on Midcoast mud flats
The proposed salmon-raising facility in Belfast got a setback when the Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued a ruling that sorts out who owns a parcel of intertidal land.