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COVID-19 bills will be focus for Maine lawmakers in 2021 session

COVID-19 bills will be focus for Maine lawmakers in 2021 session
A stack of coronavirus-related bills highlights the partisan divide on the virus, while focusing on everything from vaccine policy to financial relief for businesses hardest hit by pandemic restrictions.
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A sign posted Tuesday reminds people to wear masks at the Maine State House, where the pandemic will be a constant presence during the upcoming legislative session.
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State lawmakers are proposing a variety of bills in reaction to the coronavirus and the toll it is taking on Maine, with measures that range from protecting the rights of COVID-19 patients to helping businesses hardest hit by pandemic-related restrictions. ....

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State budget to take center stage during 2021 legislative session

Amid a pandemic and an economic downturn, lawmakers will return to Augusta in January with a list of priorities that span topics such as healthcare, climate change and the power of the executive branch.
And while Democrats and Republicans have different goals, they agree on two primary items – balancing the state’s budget, which has a $150 million deficit, and agreeing on a new two-year spending plan.
This story was originally published by The Maine Monitor.
The Maine Monitor, formerly known as Pine Tree Watch, is a local journalism product published by The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civic news organization based in Augusta. ....

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Maine budget to take center stage during 2021 legislative session

Amid a pandemic and an economic downturn, lawmakers will return to Augusta in January with a list of priorities that span topics such as health care, climate change and the power of the executive branch.
And while Democrats and Republicans have different goals, they agree on two primary items – balancing the state’s budget, which has a $150 million deficit, and agreeing on a new two-year spending plan.
“We have to address that with obvious care and caution,” said House Majority Leader Michelle Dunphy (D-Old Town). “With the pandemic, we have a lot of budgetary concerns.”
The legislative session kicked off Dec. 2 with the swearing-in of new lawmakers, but committees won’t meet to discuss bills until mid-to-late January. The deadline to submit requests for legislation to be considered was Friday. ....

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