Proposals, still in the early stages, run the gamut from required testing of medical marijuana to sealing or expunging the records of those convicted of marijuana-related offenses.
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They opened a business in 2020!
And they have the bruises, stressful nights, smiles and grit to prove it. Five local entrepreneurs talk about how they did it and what you can take from their experience.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
State income tax issue looms over pandemic relief loan recipients
Unless the Legislature acts, Maine businesses and nonprofits could have a higher state tax burden than what federal tax rules require.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, News
Maine has no immediate plans to issue proof of COVID-19 vaccination
The state is awaiting federal guidance on how best to demonstrate someone has been fully vaccinated.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Unease in Thorndike as marijuana business, resident thought their deal was done
A motion passed at the Jan. 6 Board of Selectmen meeting to hold a special town meeting on Jan. 16 to vote on a moratorium.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Survey says: Organic farmers making most of pandemic
Despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, farmers were able to keep their operations going as the process of farming itself didn’t change at all.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Former Senate candidate Max Linn appears at small Trump, anti-mask-mandate rally in Augusta
Linn, who was in Washington, D.C. Wednesday but was not involved in the Capitol riot, said his new website would work to support small businesses.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
U.S. loses 140,000 jobs, first monthly loss since spring
The nation has nearly 10 million fewer jobs than it did before the pandemic sent it into a deep recession nearly a year ago.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Federal judge orders Maine pandemic supply company to return customer’s deposit
Portland-based Noble Partners was accused of keeping a Florida company’s $108,000 deposit after failing to fulfill an order for medical supplies in May.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Mob at U.S. Capitol was encouraged by online conspiracy theories
Far-right social media users for weeks openly hinted in widely shared posts that chaos would erupt at the U.S. Capitol while Congress convened to certify the election results.