The grants would prioritize projects with labor agreements, wage standards and benefits such as access to child care and apprenticeship programs.
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Female farmers in Jamaica rebuild in Hurricane Beryl’s wake
More than 2 months after the powerful storm, the strongest Atlantic hurricane on record in July, some farmers in Jamaica are still unable to restore their crops and repair their homes. A women-led cash voucher program is providing the key.
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Wall Street falls sharply to close its worst week in nearly 18 months
A highly anticipated update on the U.S. job market came in weak enough to keep investors cautious about the economy.
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Treasury recovers $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from high-wealth tax dodgers
The IRS credits spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Biden’s signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022.
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Gambling unit employees defend director after no confidence vote
Half of the employees in the Maine Gambling Control Unit signed a letter Friday expressing confidence in Milton Champion, a few days after casino inspectors called for his removal.
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U.S. job growth comes up short in possible warning sign for Fed
Hiring was weighed down by job losses in the manufacturing, retail trade and information sectors.
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Nearly 2,000 drug plants are overdue for FDA checks after COVID delays, AP finds
U.S. health inspectors are still struggling to address a massive backlog of pharmaceutical plants that went uninspected during disruptions caused by COVID-19.
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Waterville City Council delays vote to renew marijuana retail license for College Avenue shop
Issues raised by neighbors and in police reports about Bobby Buds at 109 College Ave. prompted the City Council on Tuesday to reject — and then reconsider and table — a vote to renew the business’s marijuana retail license.
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How do you know when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous? Regulators try to do the math
Critics have pounced on the thresholds as arbitrary – an attempt by governments to regulate math.
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Maine utilities will be banned from spending ratepayer money on lobbying, advertising
Years after utilities paid millions of dollars to influence voters about a power line through western Maine, regulators are drafting rules about the kind of ‘educational’ or lobbying activities they can charge to ratepayers.