The federal agency had said this week that the payments would be taxed, drawing criticism from state officials.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Congressional Budget Office projects lower inflation, higher unemployment over next 2 years
The office’s Current View of the Economy from 2023 to 2025 report estimates that the unemployment rate will rise to 4.4% by the end of 2024.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Tesla Autopilot recall threatens its defense in lawsuits over crashes
The electric vehicle company’s biggest recall ever threatens to hurt its defense in several high-profile lawsuits it faces over crashes linked to Autopilot.
Posted inSports, Uncategorized
Column: Time for Belichick to leave on his terms (sort of), before he’s shoved out the door
This is starting to feel like Tom Landry’s final days as NFL coach, just before he was ingloriously put out to pasture
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Prince Harry claims vindication in court victory as judge finds British tabloid hacked his phone
Mirror Group Newspapers were ordered to pay the Duke of Sussex $180,000 for using unlawfully gathered information.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Fayette residents donate woodlands to land trust for conservation
The 53-acre Bamford Pond Woodland Conservation Area protects scenic woodland and wetland habitats in an area untouched by infrastructural developments.
Posted inMaine
Fewer Maine teens vaping, but mental health struggles remain common, survey shows
Results from the Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey were released Friday.
Posted inSports
Central Maine Athlete of the Week: Winter Week 1
Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel sports writers nominate high school athletes from the prior week’s games.
Readers vote for their top choice and the winner will be announced in the newspapers the following Saturday all season long!
Posted inNation & World
Why more women live in major East Coast counties while men outnumber them in West
There are more women than men in some of the largest urban U.S. counties east of the Mississippi River, on the Eastern Seaboard and in the Deep South.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Vermont, usually one of the safest states, saw a 185% rise in firearms homicides last year
Overall the country had a 6% decrease in national firearms homicides between 2021 and 2022, but Vermont saw a 185% jump, according to Vermont State Police.