Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance will reveal the winners during an online ceremony May 27.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
In GOP stronghold, Biden pushes for his infrastructure plan
He’s proposing to pay for it by undoing the 2017 Trump tax cuts and raising the corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Two Maine banks make Forbes’ top 10 list for best U.S. banks
Bangor Savings Bank ranked No. 2 and Camden National Bank ranked No. 7 on the list.
Posted inLocal & State, New England, News
Arrested New Hampshire youth detention center worker was fired, rehired
A New Hampshire man now charged with holding down a teenage boy during a rape at a youth detention center had been fired years earlier.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Judge temporarily stays ruling in eviction moratorium case
A federal judge has temporarily stayed an order that found the CDC exceeded its authority when it imposed a federal eviction moratorium to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Posted inNation & World, News
Biden administration to announce plan to protect 30% of U.S. lands and water
The Biden administration will release plan on Thursday to sharply increase conservation of public lands and waters over the next decade.
Posted inElections, Nation & World, News, Politics
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Republican voting law that critics call ‘un-American’
In an extraordinary move, DeSantis, widely viewed as a potential presidential candidate, staged his bill-signing live on the Fox & Friends show, with no other media outlets allowed.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
France sends patrol boats as tensions flare with U.K. on fishing rights
New post-Brexit rules require them to submit their past fishing activities in order to receive a license to continue operating in the island of Jersey’s waters.
Posted inNation & World, News
Pfzier and BioNTech to donate vaccines for Olympic athletes
Vaccine developers Pfizer and BioNTech are donating doses to inoculate athletes and officials preparing for the Tokyo Olympics.
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Young people making up bigger share of COVID-19 cases in Maine
More than 70% of the new cases were in people younger than 40, reflecting the lower vaccination rate among younger Mainers.