Maine Senate Republicans say state law enforcement deserves support Contributed • May 8, 2021
A recent poll shows eight in 10 Maine people have a positive view of law enforcement. The same poll showed 88 percent of Mainers feel that addressing the shortage of officers in our state is a priority.
A recent poll shows eight in 10 Maine people have a positive view of law enforcement. The same poll showed 88 percent of Mainers feel that addressing the shortage of officers in our state is a priority. This support is well founded.
Maine is in the midst of five consecutive years during which the crime rate has dropped significantly. Violent crimes occur here at one quarter of the national rate. In contrast to what one sees in media from other states, we live in one of the safest places in the U.S. thanks to our law enforcement personnel.
Maine Legislature votes down resolution to end Mills’ state of emergency declaration
The state of emergency, which Gov. Mills has extended 12 times, is currently in effect through March 18.
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A member of the House Chamber staff secures an entrance to the floor while legislators cast a vote during a session, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta, Maine. The Legislature has moved to the spacious Civic Center to allow for greater social distancing during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Author: Gabrielle Mannino (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 2:21 PM EST March 11, 2021 Updated: 4:33 PM EST March 11, 2021
The health care group went on to say it had “erred in vaccinating those individuals.”
It also added to its Monday statements in a second message Tuesday that said, “at all times MaineHealth has and continues to vaccinate its care team members in accordance with U.S. CDC and Maine CDC guidelines, and news reports to the contrary are false.”
On Tuesday, Maine’s top political leaders began to weigh in on the issue of the out-of-state consultants receiving coronavirus vaccine shots.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills called those vaccinations “inexcusable” and “an insult to the hardworking nurses trying to assert their rights and to those who are patiently waiting for their turn.”
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Pixelle CEO Timothy Hess said in part that the plan keeps a large number of employees working and said the company would continue to invest in the mill. Specifically, the company will invest $1 million in retraining former mill employees displaced as a result of the explosion.
No one was injured in the incident, which stopped manufacturing at the mill for eight days.
Dana Doran, executive director of the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine, said Wednesday that the Jay mill represented about 23 percent of the pulp market for the state and added $619 million to the Maine economy in 2017. He said the loss of the machine has already contributed to a 30 to 40 percent reduction in wood markets for most members of the trade association, and the permanent loss of the digester would compound severe revenue losses, layoffs, loss of clients, reduced productivity and inability to plan for the future.