AUGUSTA — A bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers shared the limelight Thursday as Maine Conservation Voters released its annual scorecard on legislative voting records Thursday. Maureen Drouin, MCV’s executive director, said the last lawmaking session produced “mixed results” for Maine’s environment. MCV is a nonpartisan organization that works to make the protection of Maine’s environment […]
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Maine marketplace rates exceed national average
AUGUSTA (AP) — The costs of plans being offered on Maine’s health insurance marketplace are among the highest in the country on average before tax credits for lower-income individuals and out-of-pocket costs are factored in, according to a federal report released Wednesday. Maine residents will pay an average of $403 a month for a mid-range […]
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Golden opportunity: Lovell woman gets lights shining on childhood cancer
LOVELL — A local woman has convinced Gov. Paul LePage to “Go Gold” in September and help support children battling cancer and their families. Cancer is detected in nearly 15,000 children every year, according to the American Cancer Fund for Children and Kids Cancer Connection. More children in the United States die of cancer than […]
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Mainers to remember murder victims Wednesday; groundbreaking of memorial in Augusta set Sunday
AUGUSTA — Two gatherings will be held in Augusta this week in memory of murder victims. The Maine Chapter of the Parents of Murdered Children and other survivors of homicide victims will take part in the seventh annual National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, in the Fireplace Room at […]
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LePage says he won’t issue supplemental budget in 2014
Maine Gov. Paul LePage speaks during a recent event at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. LePage has said repeatedly he will not present state lawmakers with a supplemental budget in 2014. AUGUSTA — If Maine lawmakers are expecting to work on a supplemental state budget in 2014 they are going to have to go […]
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Moose moved out of Augusta neighborhood
AUGUSTA (AP) — Seeing a moose in Maine is not unusual. Seeing a moose lingering on a lawn in a city neighborhood is. A 600-pound, juvenile male moose that had been hanging out for several days in a small patch of woods in an Augusta neighborhood was tranquilized, moved and set free Wednesday by wildlife […]
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Maine politicians renew support for better background checks in wake of D.C. shootings
AUGUSTA — State and federal lawmakers from Maine on Wednesday renewed their support for law changes that would improve gun-sale background checks in the U.S. after a mass shooting in Washington D.C., on Monday. The incident, which claimed the lives of 13 people, including the shooter, at the Navy Yard, remains under investigation. But emerging […]
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Gambling board reports revenue increase
AUGUSTA — Tax revenue from the state’s two casinos is up significantly over last year, according to figures from the Maine Gambling Control Board. According to the figures, in the current fiscal year, the state has taken in $35,407,412 in revenues from slot machines and table games from Oxford and Hollywood casinos, $10,400,315 more than at […]
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Gambling board approves new card game for Oxford Casino
More coverage: Gambling board reports revenue increase AUGUSTA — Members of the Maine Gambling Control Board approved rules for a new card game at Oxford Casino during their meeting Tuesday. With little discussion, board members unanimously approved the casino’s request to add Spanish 21 to its repertoire of table games. The game is similar to standard […]
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LePage sparks debate over expanding Medicaid
AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage said expanding the state’s Medicaid program, MaineCare, would mostly benefit younger men who smoke and drink heavily. Pointing to a newly released study in the Annals of Family Medicine, LePage said expanding the state’s health care program for poor to include more single adults would only hurt elderly Mainers already on […]