Maine ranks 35th on the list of states with the biggest increase in unemployment claims since last week, and 16th in unemployment claims since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) has objected to Joe Biden’s stimulus plan which will see high-income Americans receiving coronavirus relief funds. Senators are arguing that some of the people set to receive the money do not need it.
In 2020, Maine had $15.6 million in total cash and investment holdings in its public pension funds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.