AUGUSTA — Officials in the state of Arkansas are saying “not so fast” to claims being made by leaders in Maine’s Republican Party that an expansion of Arkansas’s Medicaid program has led that state to fiscal crisis and Maine was wise not to expand its low-income health care program. Amy Webb, communications director for the […]
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New Augusta hospital eliminating 128 jobs
AUGUSTA (AP) — The chief executive of Maine’s newest hospital says it is eliminating almost 130 jobs and laying off 16 people this summer. Chuck Hays, chief executive of MaineGeneral Health, said the Alfond Center for Health that opened in Augusta in November is busy but overstaffed. The budget that MaineGeneral officials are developing for […]
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Author of report from which Alexander Group lifted text: ‘It’s literally two pages of text’
AUGUSTA — A portion of a report by the Alexander Group, which Gov. Paul LePage’s administration commissioned as part of its welfare reform efforts, was copied from work done by a liberal Washington, D.C., think tank. That revelation caused the Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday to request resubmission of portions of the […]
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Prominent Maine women speak in favor of independent Cutler
PORTLAND — A group of prominent Maine women, both Democrats and Republicans, said Wednesday they support Eliot Cutler, an independent candidate in Maine’s 2014 gubernatorial race. Among those offering their support is a former U.S. district attorney, current and former members of the Legislature, successful businesswomen and philanthropists. Cutler, in a three-way race with incumbent […]
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Volunteers needed to place 15,000 flags on veterans graves in Augusta
AUGUSTA — People will gather Saturday, May 24, at the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery to honor and remember the nearly 15,000 veterans buried in the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery system by placing American flags on each grave. The cemetery is off Civic Center Drive in Augusta. The program will start at 9 a.m. with an […]
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Augusta man charged with arson, attempted murder
AUGUSTA — An Augusta man is facing charges for allegedly setting fire to a city home in an attempt to kill an occupant. Jason K. Brown pleaded not guilty Monday at his arraignment via video in Kennebec County Superior Court to charges of attempted murder, arson and aggravated criminal mischief. He was held on $50,000 […]
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State House green copper on dome may become art, souvenirs
David Boulter, executive director of the Legislative Council, told the Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/1p8VLNZ ) a number of people have asked about how to get the copper, ranging from artists and jewelers to ordinary citizens who want a souvenir. Most of the 7,000 square feet of copper will be sold to offset the project’s cost, but […]
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Mental health worker sues Riverview Psychiatric over attack from patient while she was pregnant
AUGUSTA — A mental health worker at a Maine psychiatric center says the state failed to protect her when she was repeatedly stabbed in the hand and face by a patient while she was pregnant. The Portland Press Herald reports Jamie Hill-Spotswood filed suit Monday in U.S. District Court in Bangor. Hill-Spotswood says in the […]
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Weld woman dies in Augusta car crash
AUGUSTA — A 21-year-old Weld woman was killed and her boyfriend suffered a broken neck in a car crash early Sunday morning. Karen Schwartz was heading east on Route 17, also known as Eastern Avenue, just before 3 a.m. Sunday when the 2006 Pontiac G6 she was driving went off the road and struck a […]
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Review panel considers dispute over Maine liquor marketing contract
AUGUSTA — The question of whether a contract to market Maine’s wholesale liquor business was awarded fairly and within the bounds of a new state law that was passed in part to recapture alcohol sales lost to New Hampshire is now in the hands of a three-person administrative review panel. The contract, one of two […]