Recent State, National Updates
Maine Schools Get Green Light for Fall Opening (July 31, 2020) - https://bit.ly/2XhoSYq
Mills Administration Offers $4 million for Keep ME Healthy funding program’s second round (July 21, 2020) - https://bit.ly/2OG0vPw
State Announces ‘Swab and Send’ Program (July 15, 2020) - https://bit.ly/38Yv1gU
Gov. Mills Strengthens Face Covering Requirement (July 9, 2020) - https://bit.ly/3iJ1goN
Joint Statement for First Responders on Universal Masking (July 2, 2020) - https://bit.ly/2YTy7zk
Maine CDC Offers COVID-19 Financial Assistance for Municipalities (June 19, 2020) - https://bit.ly/2YQ4KfZ
Webinar Available: Maine CDC Explains Keep ME Healthy Project (June 17, 2020) - https://bit.ly/3d7Abrv
State, MMA Provide Important Elections & Town Meeting Guidance (June 15, 2020) - https://bit.ly/2zxJlj4
Keep ME Healthy: Municipal Grant Program Announced (June 10, 2020) - https://bit.ly/3hgkeSU
and https://bit.ly/2YjmwIt
Governor Issues Executive Order on Elections, Town Meetings (June 3, 2020) - https://bit.ly/2XuzHqN
Maine Law Enforcement Organizations Mourn Floyd Death, Express Outrage at Brutality (June 3, 2020) – https://bit.ly/2ACj6rQ
COVID-19 Weekly Update from MMA (May 29, 2020) - https://bit.ly/2ApKuJu
U.S. CDC Unveils Reopening Guidelines (May 20, 2020) - https://bit.ly/2ToXFBb
State Releases Revenue Report (May 19, 2020) – https://bit.ly/2WMceAR
Numbers to Watch: Important Coronavirus Statistics (May 19, 2020) – https://bit.ly/2WMYS7I
Bipartisan U.S. Senate Group Backs Municipal Aid SMART Act (May 18, 2020) – https://bit.ly/2ycEza6
Gov. Mills Announces Major IDEXX Testing Expansion (May 7, 2020) – https://bit.ly/2WCmhqR
Gov. Mills Names Recovery Committee, with Three Municipal Representatives (May 7, 2020) - https://bit.ly/3cdMfYw
Maine Congressional Delegation Backs Federal Support to Local, State Governments (May 5, 2020) - https://bit.ly/2SDJhVr
Gov. Mills Mandates Face Coverings (April 30, 2020) - https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-extends-maines-stay-home-order-2020-04-30
Mills: Drop in State Revenues Hard to Calculate Amid Pandemic (April 27, 2020) –
https://www.pressherald.com/2020/04/27/state-budget-crisis-looms-in-maine-as-pandemic-rages/
MMA Compiles Survey Results on Projected Revenue Losses (April 24, 2020) - https://bit.ly/3eHFEqZ
MEMA Offers Valuable Municipal Resource Advice (April 13, 2020) - https://bit.ly/2V5aa6l
State Agencies: Here’s How to Have Fun, and Stay Safe, Outside (March 26, 2020) - https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MEDACF/bulletins/2834af5
Virus Prompts Plastic Bag Ban Delay in Maine (March 24, 2020) – https://bit.ly/3dq2gLZ
Maine DEP Reminds People What NOT to Flush (March 23, 2020) – https://memun.org/Articles/Article-View/ArticleId/13027/Maine-DEP-Reminds-People-What-NOT-to-Flush
MMA Announces How Coronavirus Will Affect Operations, Force Changes, through April 30, 2020 – https://memun.org/Articles/Article-View/ArticleId/13004/MMA-Statement-on-Coronavirus-Operations-Impact-Changes
State Activates 211 Coronavirus Information Line (March 12, 2020) - https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/press-release.shtml?id=2218094
Health Care Guidance, Maine Municipal Employees Health Trust
Poison Control Center Fact Sheet on Household Cleaning Products (April 29, 2020) - https://bit.ly/2VRWcFr
MMEHT Coronavirus Information & Frequently Asked Questions - https://www.mmeht.org/coronavirus/
CDC Videos Offer Advice on Protecting Older Citizens (March 17, 2020) - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/videos.html
CDC Poster on Preventing Coronavirus Spread (March 11, 2020) - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/factsheets.html