The Maine CDC and the state’s health care networks are examining who has yet to be vaccinated, the reasons why and how best to reach them.
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Father of man killed on Vinalhaven files suit to gain access to police records
Lester Feltis wants the Maine Attorney General’s Office to turn over investigative files related to his son’s death in June 2020.
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Bill banning flavored tobacco loses funding in state budget compromise
The legislation, which would bar the sale of menthol cigarettes, could be in jeopardy as a bipartisan budget deal fails to backfill sales tax revenue that would be lost.
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Portland Charter Commission selects leaders
Michael Kebede, a policy counsel with the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine, and Shay Stewart-Bouley, a writer and executive director of Community Change Inc., a Boston-based anti-racist nonprofit, were elected chair and vice chair, respectively.
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Northwest U.S. faces hottest day of intense heat wave
Seattle, with an average June high of 70, hits 107 on Monday, setting another in a string of records.
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House to vote on bill launching probe of Jan. 6 insurrection
A new House committee to investigate the attack at the Capitol would have 13 members and the power to subpoena witnesses.
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Mainers earning less than $75,000 could get $300 ‘hazard payment’ checks
The COVID Disaster Relief Payment Fund is part of an $8.5 billion budget proposal the full Legislature is expected to vote on Wednesday.
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Facebook wins dismissal of U.S., states’ monopoly lawsuits
The judge’s opinion said the FTC failed to meet the burden for establishing that Facebook has a monopoly in social networking.
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Local golf results: Monday, June 28
Results from local clubs and organizations.
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Connecticut governor signs recreational marijuana into law
Adults 21 and older can legally possess and consume marijuana in the state starting July 1 under what one lawmaker called the “best cannabis legalization bill in the country.”