Gov. Janet Mills seeks federal aid to avoid $100M shortfall

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Democratic Gov. Janet Mills said she’ll seek federal funding to make up a $100 million budget shortfall and allow the state to follow the federal government’s lead in forgiving taxes on pandemic aid.

Maine needs data to track equality of vaccine distribution

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine’s effort to track racial equality in its coronavirus vaccine distribution may be complicated by a high rate of nonresponses on the data collected from those who have already gotten inoculated.

Maine eyes smoother vaccine plan with Biden administration

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The director of Maine’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention says he sees an opportunity for a smoother rollout of coronavirus vaccines under the new presidential administration.

Governor’s administration looks to use federal funds to cover shortfall from tax-exempt PPP loans

Maine Governor Janet Mills says her administration is looking into whether there are any existing federal funds to help cover costs associated with the Paycheck Protection Program.

Collins supports censure of Trump amid dimming chances of conviction in Senate trial

Maine’s Republican Senator has stayed mum on the impeachment of former president Donald Trump until this week.

Thousands more union members in Maine workforce last year

Statistics from the federal government say there were thousands more union members in Maine in 2020 than the previous year.

Health nonprofit barred from aiding inmates over BLM support

The Hancock County sheriff ended the work of a nonprofit with jail inmates in June because the organization had put out a statement supportive of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Cross Insurance Center set to become latest COVID-19 vaccination site for Mainers 70 and older

The Cross Insurance Center in Bangor will soon be a community vaccination site for older Mainers.

Senators: New data say Lyme disease under-reported in US

A bipartisan push for more data about Lyme disease has yielded a new estimate that nearly a half million people are diagnosed and treated for the disease every year.

Maine will launch vaccine registry system in weeks

Maine plans to launch a statewide system to allow residents to register for a coronavirus vaccine.