Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people. He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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PublishedJune 11, 2017
Creator adds, subtracts as Portland street puppets march on
Thousands of people pour into downtown Portland each June for the food, music and fun event, including the street walk of carnival-inspired characters provided by Shoestring Theater.
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PublishedJune 10, 2017
Mercy Hospital expansion project won’t start before 2021
The hospital denies that a downgrade of its credit rating affected its plans for an $80 million to $100 million expansion at its Fore River complex.
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PublishedJune 8, 2017
U.S. demands return of $51 million in federal funds that Maine spent at Riverview
The state was warned that it was improper to use the money after the psychiatric facility was decertified in 2013, an official says, as the loss of funds sparks finger-pointing in Augusta.
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PublishedJune 6, 2017
Sen. Collins says Indiana’s plan to expand Medicaid could be a model for Maine
The Republican senator, who may run for governor in 2018, says she could support an expansion that allows for managed care plans and contributions by enrollees.
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PublishedJune 4, 2017
Maine would be among first states to impose work requirements, premiums on Medicaid recipients
The LePage administration proposal would be among the first to test how the Trump administration will run the Medicaid program.
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PublishedMay 25, 2017
Republican health plan would leave nearly 117,000 fewer Mainers insured, report says
The estimate by a left-leaning think tank is based on an analysis of the CBO report on the impact of the House-passed ACA replacement plan.
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PublishedMay 24, 2017
Welfare reformer Mary Mayhew leaving as commissioner of Maine DHHS
Gov. LePage praises the commissioner, who helped shrink the rolls of social programs and stabilize the agency’s finances, but also was at the center of controversies.
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PublishedMay 23, 2017
Trump’s budget ax may fall on thousands of vulnerable Mainers
Advocates worry that cuts in his spending plan would hurt benefits for children, low-income seniors, the disabled, the poor and more.
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PublishedMay 22, 2017
Community Health Options, Maine’s ACA insurer, reports a surplus
The seller of ACA individual insurance was $3.7 million in the black for the first quarter after two years of big losses.
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PublishedMay 19, 2017
Sen. Collins predicts Senate Republicans’ health care plan will be too partisan to succeed
While a 13-man committee is drafting a bill, Collins says she is continuing to work with others on a centrist proposal.
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