State and local government
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PublishedJune 24, 2022
Maine issues last half of nearly $120 million in relief funding to municipalities
The pandemic relief money, provided through the American Rescue Plan Act, was distributed proportionally based on population.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2021
Release of Biden vaccine mandate raises questions for many Maine employers
Some employers, particularly those in the public sector, still don't know how or whether the vaccination-or-testing mandate for workers will apply to them.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2020
Our View: Maine public’s right to know shouldn’t be an afterthought
Four years after agreeing to stop, the Judicial Branch kept sealing public records – and they are not the first to struggle with adhering to Maine’s simple public-access rules.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2020
Our View: Aid for state, local governments should be part of relief package
Cuts to government programs and services could lengthen the COVID-caused recession.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2020
Which Nadeau is running for office from Winslow? Catherine or Cathy?
State Rep. Catherine Nadeau, a Democrat, has been termed out, but Republican Cathy Nadeau is running for her seat against Rep. Catherine Nadeau's brother, Ray Caron. And they all just happen to live quite nicely in the same town.
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PublishedJune 2, 2020
Sara Gideon: Washington’s COVID response has put partisan politics ahead of state, local needs
Senate Republicans focus on filling empty judgeships as Maine towns, cities and counties go without federal CARES Act funds.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2020
Coronavirus restrictions put crimp on public services
Public services provided at the state and local level may become increasingly difficult to access as officials take steps to protect workers and the public while limiting the spread of COVID-19.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2019
Thorndike man, 33, hospitalized after being shot twice by state trooper
Stephen H. McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, says Eric Fitzpatrick is being treated for two gunshots wounds after he was shot by a state trooper.
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PublishedJune 25, 2019
Portland Meetings: June 26
