The board created to oversee the distribution of hundreds of millions of dollars in settlement money from opioid litigation in West Virginia held its inaugural meeting Monday.
The city has asked Gov. Janet Mills to support an increase in General Assistance reimbursements, as well as for help with state coordination of services to asylum seekers and additional emergency shelters.
Proponents argued that vaccine safety and effectiveness is far from settled, but opponents said vulnerable people in group settings, like schools or hospitals, deserve to know every effort is being made to keep them safe.