The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy released guidance that effectively bans medical marijuana caregivers without a storefront from providing pre-rolled marijuana and liquid concentrates. Medical marijuana dispensaries and stores must treat them like tobacco products.
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American employers keep hiring briskly even in face of Fed rate hikes
America’s employers kept hiring vigorously in October, adding 261,000 positions, a sign that as Election Day nears, the economy remains a picture of solid job growth and painful inflation.
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Layoffs, lawsuits begin at Twitter after Musk takes helm
Employees around the world began getting notifications that they were locked out of their work accounts.
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Why no Powerball winner? It’s luck and smaller sales
The jackpot could grow to be the largest ever in the U.S. and globally if it continues to be winless after Saturday’s drawing.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Chipotle broke law when it closed Augusta restaurant where workers were unionizing, complaint alleges
The National Labor Relations Board said in a complaint late Thursday the company should reopen its Augusta location and offer jobs back to former employees who worked there.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business
Kanye West’s t-shirt is a fashion don’t. Someone else owns ‘White Lives Matter’ trademark.
A trademark request was filed under the name Jae Gibson on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s database, and Phoenix radio hosts Ramses Ja and Quinton Ward acquired the mark on Oct. 28, according to Capital B.
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Bank of England makes biggest interest rate hike in 30 years
The bank forecast that the British economy is likely to contract for two years through June 2024 — the longest recession since at least 1955.
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U.S. average long-term mortgage rates back under 7%, for now
The rate was 3.09% last year at this time.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Brunswick coffee shop workers say they were fired for organizing
Two employees at Little Dog by the Met in Brunswick say they were fired this week over their support for trying to form a union.
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Twitter’s blue check: Vital verification or status symbol?
After floating the idea of charging users $20 a month for the “blue check” and some extra features, he appeared to quickly scale it back in a Twitter exchange with author Stephen King.