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Published
February 19, 2023

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end

A federal mandate for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been in place nationally for a year.
Published
February 14, 2023

Commentary: COVID emergency declarations are ending. But the health care worker crisis isn’t.

The pandemic has added to the shortage and burnout of health care workers. Still, cause exists for some optimism: For one thing, there is bipartisan interest in tackling this issue.
Published
February 9, 2023

Maine officials believed relief checks were tax exempt – but never asked the IRS

Lawmakers who negotiated the payments say they believed the pandemic-era aid would be tax-free, but a Maine Revenue Service official says no such assurance was made.
Published
February 9, 2023

The pandemic missing: The kids who didn’t go back to school

Hundreds of thousands of students who have dropped off public school rolls since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic are unaccounted for.
Published
February 8, 2023

Tax season thrown into chaos as IRS weighs taxing Maine relief checks

Even though some taxpayers already have filed, the state is one of nearly two dozen where federal officials have yet to determine whether the payments are taxable.

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Published
February 8, 2023

To-go alcoholic drinks may be here to stay

Despite objections from public health advocates, a legislative committee voted Wednesday in favor of permanently legalizing the pandemic-era practice of to-go cocktails, wine, and beer.
Published
February 8, 2023

Maine community colleges stop requiring COVID-19 vaccine

The system president says high vaccination rates in the state and improved outcomes for people who contract COVID-19 played a role in the decision.
Published
February 3, 2023

Dr. Shah to attend State of the Union as he prepares for new federal role

Nirav Shah, director of Maine's Center for Disease Control and Prevention, will be second in command at the U.S. CDC starting next month.
Published
February 2, 2023

Abbott Labs laying off most temporary workers in Westbrook

The company, which expects demand for COVID tests to ebb, said no changes are currently planned for permanent workers at its Westbrook site.
Published
January 31, 2023

For Republican base, battles over COVID vaccines, closures are still fiery

For some Americans, battles over masks, vaccines and mandates are well in the past. For the GOP base, they're still a fiery issue.