With $4.5 billion headed to Maine state, city and county governments, the threat of wasteful or improper spending creates a need for systems to track and verify where the money goes.
Gov. Janet Mills
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: COVID-19 is highly contagious. So is stupidity.
Last week’s rally in Augusta took the anti-COVID-19 vaccine movement to new lows.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Afghan refugees should be welcomed to Maine
Gov. Mills should join the state chief executives who are publicly offering support for the people whose lives are at risk because they helped U.S. forces.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Parents tout benefit of child tax credit at event hosted by Gov. Mills, Rep. Pingree
The two Democrats want Congress to make the tax credit permanent, saying it provides critical support for child care and other living expenses.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Lawmakers set course for future progress
Bills that would have made a difference in health care, the environment and corporate greed will not become law in Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Lobbying exceeded $4 million during pandemic session
Despite restrictions on face-to-face interactions, corporate interests working to influence the Maine Legislature still spent millions on lobbyists in 2021.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Mills offers $10 million aid package for businesses near Canadian border
The grants of as much as $100,000 are intended to help businesses harmed by the loss of Canadian customers while their entry into America has been barred during the pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
State ends back-to-work bonus program after attracting just 400 workers
Any unemployed Mainer was eligible to receive a state-funded $1,500 payment if they took a job in June or July and kept it for at least eight weeks.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine’s new broadband agency gearing up to manage flood of federal cash
The Maine Connectivity Authority will manage a historic investment of at least $250 million toward building universal high-speed internet service.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, News
After hospital outbreaks, Mills ‘seriously considering’ vaccination mandate for Maine health care workers
The Maine Hospital Association called for a mandate 6 weeks ago, and a spokeswoman for the governor said a decision is expected soon.