The Legislature’s budget-writing committee approved a $7.5 million spending package that will end time limits on Medicaid eligibility for Methadone treatments established under former Gov. Paul LePage.
Janet Mills
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Hiking income-tax rates won’t solve Maine’s problems
Contrary to a recent Greg Kesich column, criticism of levies on high earners isn’t what’s keeping Maine from funding all of its needs.
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Posted inMaine, Politics
Mills administration to change scope of new psychiatric facility in Bangor
Rather than sticking with Gov. Paul LePage’s plan for a privately run ‘step-down’ facility, Gov. Janet Mills said the new unit will operated as part of Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center and serve a broader scope of patients.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: By supporting CMP power line, Mills undercuts efforts to fight climate change
No supposed benefit offered by the utility is worth the damage that dirty power from Quebec will do to our environment.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Mills pulls Maine out of governors group that advocates offshore oil and gas
Former Gov. Paul LePage joined the group in 2015 and was the only New England governor in the coalition, staffed by oil and gas lobbyists.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: ‘Electability’ too hard to judge
Primary voters should pick their favorite and not try to guess who might do best in November 2020.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Climate is top concern in CMP powerline case
Gov. Mills is right to sign on to a deal that brings low-emission electricity to the region.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Politics
Critics in Maine say they’ll fight Trump plan to bar abortion referrals by federally funded clinics
Maine’s governor, congressional delegation and reproductive-health providers blast the new federal rule as harmful to women and families.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Riverview Psychiatric Center regains certification, and that could mean $20 million a year for Maine
The state facility in Augusta had been decertified because of problems with its treatment of patients.