AUGUSTA — Work crews of inmates from state correctional facilities are providing state agencies, as well as local schools and towns with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of repairs, construction, road work, painting and other maintenance each year. “We use$10 an hour as a value for the labor,” Corrections Commissioner Joe Ponte said. “We […]
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AG ruling ends program of Canadian drugs in Maine, leading to higher medicine costs for many
AUGUSTA, Maine — Attorney General William Schneider’s determination that CanaRx, a Canadian firm that distributes prescription medications by mail, cannot be licensed in Maine imperils more than $3 million in annual savings budgeted for the state employees’ health plan. The decision affects approximately 1,200 Maine households, according to CanaRx senior program adviser Chris Collins. It […]
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DHHS will wait for federal OK before telling Medicaid recipients they’re losing coverage
AUGUSTA, Maine — The state’s Department of Health and Human Services will hold off on notifying certain Medicaid recipients that their coverage might be eliminated until the state secures the federal approval necessary to implement the cuts. MaineCare Services director Stefanie Nadeau told members of the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee on Friday that DHHS will await […]
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Mexico rec budget passes by slim margin
MEXICO — Residents narrowly passed a $114,842 Recreation Department budget Thursday by a vote of 230-221. Town Clerk Penny Duguay said more people voted in the special, one-issue election than in the June 12 town meeting referendum. “It was a good turnout,” she said. The original figure presented to voters in June, and turned down […]
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DHHS ready to notify Medicaid recipients of lost benefits
AUGUSTA — The Department of Health and Human Services is preparing to notify some Mainers who are expected to lose their health insurance coverage under Medicaid soon. Come Oct. 1, thousands of Mainers are slated to lose benefits under MaineCare, the state’s Medicaid program, through controversial cuts aimed at balancing the budget that have fiercely […]
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G. Coffin: Voters must oppose Mexico rec budget
The Mexico Budget Committee did not and does not support the Board of Selectmen’s recommendation to pass a $114,000 budget for the town’s Recreation Department. The budget committee has never agreed with the selectmen on that final figure. The budget committee has always stuck with its recommendation to pass the lower figure of $93,000, which […]
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Sumner voters approve $194k for roads
TOWN MEETING — About 110 voters gather at the Hartford-Sumner Elementary School for town meeting Tuesday. SUMNER — Some 110 voters gathered at the Hartford-Sumner Elementary School Tuesday night to act on 37 articles, including the approval of $194,022 for winter road maintenance of which $24,000 is earmarked for salt and another $10,000 for a sand/salt storage site. […]
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Lawmakers on both sides of aisle scratching heads over LePage quotes on special session
LEWISTON — Western Maine lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle were wondering what Gov. Paul LePage has in mind based on statements he made during a Republican Party event in Bangor on Wednesday evening. LePage hinted strongly that he would call a special legislative session but didn’t disclose why. His statements were recorded […]
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RSU 73 makes third attempt to pass school budget
JAY — Voters in the three RSU 73 towns will be asked to consider a $18.59 million school budget for 2012-13 at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, in the cafeteria of the Spruce Mountain Middle School. Registered voters attending the meeting will have a chance to increase or decrease the proposed budget, which reflects a […]
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RSU 73 school budget fails for second time
JAY — Residents in three towns voted 346-469 Tuesday to reject an $18.7 million school budget to operate RSU 73 in 2012-13. It is the second time a budget has failed in the validation process at the polls since June 12. Voters in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls voted in a combined tally of 642-734 […]