By Senate Republican Leader Dana Dow Under extraordinary circumstances, leaders of the Maine State Legislature came together working tirelessly throughout the March 14-15 weekend and reached agreement on a package of new laws to address the immediate needs of state government in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The following Tuesday, the last day of the … Continue reading A Quick Summary of Maine’s COVID-19 Response Law

Little more than a full week from the hour when Democrats and Republicans came together in Augusta to pass a relief package in response to the Worldwide pandemic that has so far taken more than twenty thousand lives, Maine’s legislative Democrats have already resorted to a cheap partisan attempt to curry favor with small businesses … Continue reading Maine Senate Republicans React to Legislative Democrats’ Despicable Partisan Stunt

For Immediate Release: March 24, 2020 MDOL: AUGUSTA – A significant number of individuals are filing unemployment insurance (UI) claims and reaching out to the Maine Department of Labor with questions as Mainers lose work due to COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. “The Maine Department of Labor is working as quickly as it can to process … Continue reading Update on Unemployment Insurance in Challenging Times

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - March 24, 2020 Contact: Scott Ogden and Lindsay Crete Governor also urges large essential businesses to limit in-store customers, enhance curbside pick-up and delivery services, and implement physical distancing measures to protect customer and employee health Augusta, MAINE – Under the authority granted to her during a State of Civil Emergency, … Continue reading Governor Mills Orders Further Steps to Protect Public Health

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. March 15, 2020 Governor Janet Mills is taking strong steps to protect Maine workers and small businesses impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. To protect small businesses, Governor Mills requested that the Small Business Administration (SBA) provide economic support loans … Continue reading Governor Mills Takes Step to Protect Maine Workers Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus

State now has three presumptive positive tests and three preliminary presumptive positive tests under review March 14, 2020 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Robert Long, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Robert.Long@maine.gov or (207) 287-9395 AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) today announced a third presumptive positive test … Continue reading NEWS RELEASE: Maine CDC Reports Additional COVID-19 Results