Paul LePage
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PublishedJuly 6, 2018
Bill to ban conversion therapy may lack votes to overcome LePage veto
The governor says the bill to prohibit counselors from engaging in therapy aimed at changing an underage client's sexual orientation or gender identity could limit conversations with counselors.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2018
Gov. LePage vetoes bill that would ease access to medical marijuana, listing 11 objections
About 42,000 Maine patients could benefit from legislation that revamps the caregiver system and removes some conditions for obtaining medical cards.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2018
LePage adds 13 more vetoes to his pile, including CMP audit and opioid treatment
The governor also rejects a bill that would require utility shareholders to bear the costs of audits.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2018
Our View: Veto of Medicaid expansion funding ends any chance LePage will follow law
Over and over, the governor has moved the goalposts on enacting the measure, then blames others for its being stalled.
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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
As LePage digs in against Medicaid expansion, advocates urge newly eligible Mainers to apply for coverage
A law passed by voters in 2017, which set Monday as the day applications could begin, makes as many as 70,000 more people eligible for state and federally funded health care coverage.
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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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PublishedJuly 1, 2018
Expanded Medicaid in limbo on first day that Mainers can apply for it
A continuing court battle causes a delay, but advocates are encouraging low-income people to move forward even though the LePage administration is not ready for a surge in applicants.
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PublishedJune 29, 2018
LePage plans to veto bills that would raise reimbursement rates for direct care workers
The agencies that employ people who care for adults with intellectual disabilities and the elderly in nursing homes say their workers would make less than the minimum wage if they don't find a way to make up the difference.
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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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