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![Latest news on President Biden's Build Back Better bill, plus updates on a fourth stimulus check, the Child Tax Credit, and Social Security COLA.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/ENSEN44LIFMJRLUV35P7MJYY5Y.jpg?auth=d8629dd61eafec3c465a299b16ea055bc7bf9dd887391df0c9dd7b333337c043&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
![The US federal government has sent out three rounds of direct payments to Americans over the pandemic which won’t go away. Could a fourth happen next year?](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/LG5QAAPFL5MLDIUMNIWMLOG3LM.jpg?auth=cd7fd71d6029aace40ad75fb6003a979f32041103e7cbb8c342022124886e248&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
CORONAVIRUS STIMULUS CHECKS
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CORONAVIRUS STIMULUS CHECKS
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![Latest updates on President Biden's Build Back Better bill, plus news on fresh stimulus check payments, the expanded Child Tax Credit and Social Security.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/JHB3KFZCWJNSTP5OCXVN3V4HBI.jpg?auth=3d1783ec8cebf019b9670bfdf75d9093465b2aee38c8a246991a00cb2218f429&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
FOURTH STIMULUS CHECK
Fourth stimulus check news summary| 20 November 2021
AS English
![A surprise stimulus check worth $285 will go out to 524,754 workers in Maine before the new year. Our team took a look at how to claim yours.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/RA64K4BIBFO3PGL2DEIH5VHW2U.jpg?auth=eb4a8b0b26ae3d9159cd7b314269db006bba74d5d4554d5e0d7f8e8a5947182e&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
MAINE STIMULUS CHECK
How to claim the extra $285 stimulus check money in Maine
Maite Knorr-Evans