The nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities said Maine faces a huge shortfall by the end of the next fiscal year.
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Maine Voices: Let’s look at numbers, science while we open up our state
Maine’s CDC director and governor have kept us safer than almost any other state, a car dealer says, and they’ll reopen us to business just as safely.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine’s two-week quarantine a deal-breaker for some seasonal residents
The 14-day self-quarantine order for anyone coming to Maine from out of state frustrates masses of second-home owners and raises uncertainty about a peak spending season.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine should not follow demonstrators
Ignoring public health regulations during an epidemic won’t bring back the state’s economy.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine is not alone in pandemic crisis
A worldwide recession on the heels of a global pandemic has as much impact here as do the choices made in Augusta.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Rolling the dice with COVID
Science will only give you part of the answer to the question of how much risk are you willing to accept.
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Maine Voices: Small nonprofits trying to map out survival strategy in summer of COVID
‘Stay home – but send us your money’ is the message being perceived by the seasonal returnees whose donations enable essential services in Maine year round.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Bruce Poliquin: It’s time to start carefully reopening Maine
Get all hands on deck to process unemployment claims, open all of our state parks and let rural areas get back to normal life.
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Another 7,400 Mainers filed unemployment claims last week
The number brings the total claims filed since mid-March to roughly 108,500.
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Reps. Blume, Hobbs: It’s time to talk about Maine’s tourism industry
At the local, state and federal levels, we need to develop a plan for support during the COVID crisis.