Expectations for an easier Fed help Big Tech, seen as some of the biggest beneficiaries of lower rates.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Medicare, Social Security could fall short over next decade
The annual report further prods lawmakers to address the fragile financial state of the social programs.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Transgender Day of Visibility rallies held across U.S. amid backlash
Republican lawmakers are pursuing hundreds of proposals to push back on LGBTQ+ rights.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Secretary of state OK’s wording for ballot question that could block public utility
If successful, voter approval would be required for a consumer-owned utility, such as one being proposed on the same November ballot, to take on more than $1 billion in debt.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Invasive tree bug prompts expanded emergency order across central Maine, state officials say
Under the emergency order, state officials are restricting the movement of ash trees, green ash waste, ash firewood ‘and any other materials that may be a means of emerald ash borer transportation.’
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Lawmakers consider proposals to stop changing clocks twice a year
The Legislature is weighing 3 bills: One would have the state make Eastern Standard Time permanent, a second would do the same for Eastern Daylight Time, and a third would study the impacts of no longer changing the clocks.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Augusta-area school districts plan to use new funding from state to lessen taxpayer burden
Though most school budgets are still being finalized, officials have signaled their intent to use funding from the state’s recent calculation error to reduce the amount they must ask municipalities to raise through taxes.
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Dominion defamation case against Fox will go to trial
A jury will decide whether the network aired false claims about the 2020 election with actual malice.
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Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit slashing 85% of its workforce
The satellite launch company is finding funding difficult after a failed mission.
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Probe of deadly Black Hawk crash begins as Army IDs victims
A special military investigative team was on the scene Friday but rain and wind have slowed the early work, Army officials said.