The numbers come a day after Gov. Janet Mills announced $1 million in funding to help address racial and ethnic disparities and $5 million in rental assistance.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
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Maine receives $17 million in CARES funding to pilot remote learning models
The federal grant funding announced this week as part of the CARES Act will go to developing and implementing new remote learning models.
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Maine loosens restrictions, will allow 100 people at outdoor gatherings and events
The limit on indoor gatherings remains at 50 people, but state officials said a growing body of research indicates outdoor activities are safer than previously thought when it comes to COVID-19.
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Gideon campaign collects $4 million crowdsourced for Collins’ opponent
A spokesman for Sen. Susan Collins’ campaign said the money was an attempt to bribe the senator but the campaign does not intend to pursue a legal challenge.
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Maine teachers worry what a return to school will look like
Amid a nationwide debate over how and when to reopen schools, Maine teachers and staff have concerns about health and safety, how to enforce mask-wearing and what to do if their own children’s schedules don’t align with theirs.
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Superintendents welcome guidelines, see parents’ support as key to reopening
Three administrators in southern Maine say the state’s blueprint will inform how schools approach reopening in the fall.
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Mills administration issues guidelines for reopening schools, leaves decisions to districts
The framework includes a color-coded system for designating COVID-19 risk level by county, and outlines safety requirements – including mask wearing – that all schools are expected to meet.
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Mills and Pingree endorse fellow Democrat Gideon in Senate race
The endorsement from Maine’s Democratic governor comes 2 days after Gideon clinched the party’s nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
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UNE’s return-to-campus plan includes hybrid learning
The plan also calls for a 4-tiered COVID-19 testing program and a requirement for all undergraduates to bring proof of a recent negative test to return to campus.
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Students balk at UMaine plans for remote learning on campus
The university is currently planning on delivering almost one-quarter of fall classes remotely, leaving some students disappointed and questioning whether they should return to campus.