Gov. Janet Mills proposes using half of a $411 million projected rise in the state’s revenue surplus to increase direct payments to taxpayers from $500 to $750.
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Big tech grapples with Russian state media, propaganda
After the European Union’s president called for a ban on Russian state media, a wave of tech companies blocked the channels from their platforms.
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Maine labor unions to form climate change panel
The group will work to ensure that jobs created from addressing climate change are union and offer good wages.
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Biden’s high court choice defies expectations on labor cases
‘She has a reputation of fairness and impartiality … guided by fidelity to fact and law,’ a longtime associate says.
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Swings return, leaving major stock indexes mixed
Meanwhile, oil prices on both sides of the Atlantic climb more than 3 percent.
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Shell pulling out of energy investments in Russia
The company also intends to end its involvement in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
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Trump appeals ruling forcing him to testify in N.Y. probe
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump has appealed a judge’s decision requiring he answer questions under oath in New York state’s civil investigation into his business practices – a widely expected move that’s likely to prolong the fight over his testimony by months. Lawyers for Trump and his two eldest children filed papers on […]
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Maine businesses boycott vodka brands, including some non-Russian ones
Gov. Janet Mills on Monday called for the State Liquor and Lottery Commission to delist all (two) Russian-made brands of spirits in Maine.
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U.S. states add their own financial squeeze on Russia over invasion
Governors and lawmakers in numerous U.S. states are seeking to add to the financial squeeze on Russia over its war against Ukraine.
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Windham man lands unexpected role on CBS’s ‘Undercover Boss’
Kyron Hobdy, a maintenance technician for mobile carrier UScellular, thought he was participating in a (fictional) British TV show called ‘Starting Over.’