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PublishedJuly 2, 2018
Gov. LePage vetoes 23 bills, including funds for Medicaid expansion, ‘direct care’ workers
Also among the vetoed bills was one spurred by state government's failure to investigate the deaths of 133 developmentally disabled Medicaid patients.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2018
Commentary: Eligible Mainers should assert rights, sign up for expanded Medicaid
Despite the actions and inactions of Gov. LePage and his administration, the law is the law.
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PublishedJune 29, 2018
LePage plans to veto Medicaid expansion funding bill
Advocates are urging 70,000 eligible Mainers to apply for benefits, even though the program is shrouded in uncertainty.
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PublishedJune 29, 2018
Legal analyst tapped to be new director of Legislature’s watchdog office
Danielle Fox will be only the second director of the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability.
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PublishedJune 29, 2018
Our View: Typo is not a justifiable cause for Maine Clean Election do-over
A tiny error in a massive budget bill does not outweigh the expressed will of the voters.
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PublishedJune 28, 2018
Mark Dion eyeing attorney general post, which he says should be an elected position
The position is one of three statewide currently chosen by the Legislature.
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PublishedJune 28, 2018
Lawmakers vote to subpoena DHHS chief after agency no-shows in child death probe
'How dumb are we to take him at his word?' a frustrated senator says of Gov. LePage after his assurances of cooperation with the Legislature's Government Oversight Committee.
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PublishedJune 26, 2018
Clean elections fund running dry amid partisan wrangling
More than 100 candidates might get only 28% of what they're due as a fix for a typographical error eludes Democrats and Republicans.
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PublishedJune 25, 2018
Lawmakers avert crisis for adults with intellectual disabilities
The Legislature votes unanimously to increase reimbursement rates for direct care workers.
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PublishedJune 25, 2018
Maine cities, towns may gain control over all retail marijuana sales
An amendment to a medical pot reform bill – like one added to the adult-use cannabis plan – also means some existing caregiver shops may be forced to close.
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