Gov. Janet Mills does not plan to change rules proposed by the LePage administration after a court decision forcing the state to restore benefits it had been denying.
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Susan Collins hopeful of compromise on shutdown
On Meet The Press, Collins said a return to previous bill is possible.
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A good insurance policy
The slow return of daylight in early January usually sparks hope. This year, not so much. At least politically. For whatever reasons, pundits see a tough year ahead. The left is heartened by new majorities in Augusta and Washington, but Donald Trump is still president. The right is heartened by a stronger majority in the […]
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Maine's congressional delegation hopes for better in Washington
WASHINGTON — For congressional newcomer Jared Golden, having the House controlled by Democrats, the Senate by Republicans and a mercurial executive doesn’t strike him as a problem. It is, after all, what he’s dealt with for the past four years as a state representative from Lewiston. Now, though, the 2nd Congressional District’s freshman lawmaker is […]
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LePage legal fights tested limits, cost Maine $900,000
Newly sworn-in Democratic Gov. Janet Mills comes into office with some of those lawsuits still pending.
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Talks to resume after Trump says shutdown could last ‘years’
The standoff has prompted economic jitters and anxiety among some in Trump’s own party. But he appeared Friday in the Rose Garden to frame the weekend talks as progress.
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Gov. Mills says public has right to know about pardons
With a person’s pardon confidential under state law, the state can’t release archived records about former Gov. Paul LePage’s pardon of former GOP lawmaker Jeffrey Pierce.
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Marijuana dispensaries’ big donations to Mills inaugural have caregivers crying foul
Three dispensaries, combined, had donated nearly 20 percent of the money collected to usher in the new governor as of Dec. 22.
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Mary Mayhew leaves job as U.S. Medicaid chief after less than 3 months
The former Maine DHHS commissioner and gubernatorial candidate resigns from her position in the Trump administration to lead the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.
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US economy adds 312,000 jobs in December; unemployment rate is 3.9%
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy added 312,000 jobs in December, smashing expectations for year-end growth, and the unemployment rate crept up to 3.9 percent – the highest level since July, federal economists reported Friday. Wages grew 3.2 percent in the year since December 2017 after nearly a decade of tepid growth, the Labor Department’s latest […]