AUGUSTA — The House’s top Democrat on Wednesday morning presented what he called a “compromise” bill to expand Medicaid in the state to roughly 70,000 of the poorest Mainers. It’s the first glimpse at what Democrats, who hold a majority in the Legislature, hope will be a bill that can gain enough Republican support to […]
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HHS committee grills author of Medicaid report
AUGUSTA – State lawmakers Tuesday picked apart the first portion of a nearly $1 million report on Maine’s welfare programs that’s being completed by a private company hired by the administration of Republican Gov. Paul LePage. While Republican lawmakers on the Legislature’s Health and Human Service Committee were largely complimentary of the work being done […]
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Change in the cards?
As the Legislature considers new rules on how TANF recipients can use their EBT (electronic benefit transfer) cards, we’d like to talk to card holders about the card, what you use it for, complaints, praise or any thoughts you have about the system. Business owners who take the cards and others involved in the system […]
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Maine House overrides LePage’s veto on food bill
AUGUSTA — The House of Representatives voted by a thin margin Tuesday to override Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that would encourage schools and state government agencies to purchase food produced in Maine. LD 1254, An Act to Increase Consumption of Maine Foods in All State Institutions, was vetoed by LePage on Friday along […]
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PUC gives UMaine OK to build wind project near Monhegan Island
HALLOWELL — Maine utility regulators gave initial approval to the University of Maine and its partner companies’ proposal to build two wind turbines off the coast of Maine on Tuesday, clearing a major hurdle in their effort to supply power to 7,000 homes and eventually create a larger project that could transform Maine into a hub […]
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Maine mistakenly mails 1,000 tax warnings
AUGUSTA — The state of Maine has mailed erroneous tax warnings to 1,000 Maine residents, demanding immediate payment for income taxes, penalties and interest. The letters threatened to garnish recipients’ wages or seize of their property if payments were not made. David Heidrich from the Department of Administrative and Financial Services tells the Portland Press […]
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Proposed bill would extend scenic impact of wind projects
AUGUSTA — Maine must strengthen its laws to ensure wind power development doesn’t hinder the beauty of its natural resources, supporters of a bill to amend the state’s wind energy laws said Monday. Under a bill being considered by the Energy, Utility and Technology Committee, the state could seek an assessment of the visual impact of […]
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Alexander to appear before Legislature’s HHS Committee
AUGUSTA — He was on the agenda and then he was off the agenda. Now he’s back on, and it appears lawmakers on the Maine Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee will get to hear, in person, from Gary Alexander. Alexander, the CEO of the Alexander Group — a Rhode Island company hired, under a nearly […]
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Oversight panel hears comments, postpones decision on CDC
A former Centers for Disease Control division director told legislators Friday that her bosses ordered her and another worker to shred public documents because their bosses expected someone to ask for those documents. A Department of Health and Human Services representative acknowledged there were “flaws” in the way the CDC distributed millions of dollars to […]