Neither President Joe Biden nor first lady Jill Biden was considered a ‘close contact’ of Vice President Kamala Harris in recent days.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, Politics
New Maine law aims to prevent harassment at abortion clinics
Maine is now 1 of 4 states with a law that creates a ‘bubble zone’ that limits protests nears the doors of a medical clinic.
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Posted inHealth, Maine
Data Sheet: Child deaths in Maine and caseworker staffing
The Sun Journal analyzed data from Maine Department of Health and Human Services reports on child welfare.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Methodology: Where the child welfare and education data came from
CHILD WELFARE DATA The Sun Journal analyzed data from Maine Department of Health and Human Services reports on child welfare, including 18 years of annual child protective services reports, annual reports on Office of Child and Family Services staffing that dates back to 2018 and reports of child fatalities from 2007 to 2021. An analysis […]
Posted inHealth, Maine
Data Sheet: Education costs
The Sun Journal obtained annual financial data for Maine school districts from the 2005-06 school year through the 2020-21 school year through a Freedom of Access Act request made to the Maine Department of Education.
Posted inHealth, Maine
The opioid epidemic is putting immense pressure on Maine’s child welfare and education systems
In half of all cases in Maine in which a child is removed from the home, an Office of Child and Family Services investigation identified the parent or caregiver’s substance use a risk factor.
Posted inHealth, Maine
‘What we’re really dealing with is a trauma epidemic’: Multiple resources needed to address opioid crisis
Recovery advocates want to see a move toward trauma-informed recovery and state officials and lawmakers are looking at how the child welfare system is uniquely positioned to help.
Posted inHealth, Nation / World, Schools & Education
Mask mandates return to U.S. college campuses as COVID-19 cases rise
Mandates were shed widely in the wake of spring break as case numbers dropped following a winter surge fueled by the omicron variant, but several Northeast cities have seen a rise in recent weeks,
Posted inHealth, Nation / World
Cheers, fear as Trump-appointed federal judge strikes down U.S. transit mask mandate
The mask mandate that applies to public transportation was recently extended by President Biden’s administration until May 3.
Posted inHealth, Maine
$136 for a $2 bag of saline? Anthem, MaineHealth trade blame in billing disputes
Anthem accuses the hospital network of overbilling and hiding charges; MaineHealth says the insurer is arbitrarily withholding payments.