{"id":256021,"date":"2021-05-22T00:06:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T21:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/masks-could-be-issue-as-maine-lawmakers-return-to-state-house\/"},"modified":"2021-05-22T00:06:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T21:06:52","slug":"masks-could-be-issue-as-maine-lawmakers-return-to-state-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/masks-could-be-issue-as-maine-lawmakers-return-to-state-house\/","title":{"rendered":"#Masks could be issue as Maine lawmakers return to State House"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3846ac4483d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3846ac4483d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/masks-could-be-issue-as-maine-lawmakers-return-to-state-house\/#THE_NUMBERS\" >THE NUMBERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/masks-could-be-issue-as-maine-lawmakers-return-to-state-house\/#ARTS_FUNDING\" >ARTS FUNDING<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Masks could be issue as Maine lawmakers return to State House<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/maine-statehouse.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>AUGUSTA, Maine \u2014 A dustup over masks could raise tensions as the Maine Legislature prepares to return to the State House, which has been closed since March 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The Legislative Council voted to reopen the State House effective Monday while requiring people to continue wearing masks.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans argued that the mask requirement defied federal public health recommendations, the Bangor Daily <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bangordailynews.com\/2021\/05\/20\/politics\/maine-democrats-vote-to-require-masks-in-state-house-after-janet-mills-mandate-ends\/\" class=\"\">reported<\/a>. Also, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is lifting mask mandates for most Mainers, effective Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat are you going to do when members of my caucus and possibly myself enter that building and we\u2019re not wearing a mask?\u201d House Minority Leader Kathleen Dillingham, R-Oxford, asked House Speaker Ryan Fecteau.<\/p>\n<p>Fecteau said it\u2019s better to be safe than sorry, noting that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still recommends masks for people who are not vaccinated or in crowds of people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would be very regretful if a decision I made here at Legislative Council led to someone getting very ill,\u201d said Fecteau, D-Biddeford.<\/p>\n<p>During the pandemic, the Maine Legislature has been convening for floor sessions at the Augusta Civic Center.<\/p>\n<p>In other pandemic-related news:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"THE_NUMBERS\"><\/span><strong>THE NUMBERS<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The number of COVID-19 infections continues to inch downward in Maine.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-day rolling average of daily new cases has gone from 319 new cases per day on May 5 to 213 new cases per day on May 19.<\/p>\n<p>The AP is using data collected by Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a> and Engineering to measure outbreak caseloads and deaths across the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported an additional 170 infections and two deaths.<\/p>\n<p>All told, there have been more than 66,700 infections and 818 deaths since the start of the pandemic, the Maine CDC reported.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ARTS_FUNDING\"><\/span><strong>ARTS FUNDING<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Maine Arts Commission is going to distribute more than $750,000 in federal stimulus money for projects that employ artists.<\/p>\n<p>The money comes from the National Endowment for the Arts, which received $135 million from the American Rescue Plan, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved by Congress to reduce the pandemic\u2019s economic toll.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe focus of this effort is on economic recovery and job creation,\u201d David Greenham, executive director of the Maine Arts Commission,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pressherald.com\/2021\/05\/20\/maine-arts-commission-to-dole-out-750000-in-federal-recovery-funds\/\" class=\"\">told the Portland Press Herald<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The NEA sent another $1 million to Maine last week as part of its annual funding, with $821,000 going to the Maine Arts Commission to pay for ongoing grant programs and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> support.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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