PORTLAND — More than a dozen state legislators, city officials and community leaders gathered Tuesday morning and called on Gov. Paul LePage to change the state’s decision to move two social service offices from Bayside to South Portland. In October, the state awarded a contract to consolidate the office of the Department of Health and […]
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Obamacare advisory panel steers clear of advocating for Medicaid expansion
AUGUSTA — A committee charged with overseeing the implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act in Maine shied away Monday from pushing the Legislature and Gov. Paul LePage on the controversial issue of expanding Medicaid eligibility in Maine even though the majority of its members favor it. Though all but one member of the Maine […]
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Conservative Erick Bennett to challenge Collins in U.S. Senate primary
AUGUSTA — Republican Sen. Susan Collins won’t be unopposed on the primary ballot. The head of a group that opposed same-sex marriage in Maine says he will offer a conservative voice in the GOP primary. Erick Bennett, director of the Maine Equal Rights Center, said he was filing his paperwork Monday. Bennett accused Collins of […]
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LePage’s efforts to remove child labor barriers to continue in January
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s goal of making it easier for minors to work will continue in January when the Department of Labor proposes streamlining the work permit process despite previous failed attempts to do so. Child labor in Maine has been regulated by state government since the mid-1800s and a key component of those […]
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Maine health exchange panel to continue its work
AUGUSTA (AP) — A panel of Maine lawmakers and health care experts that’s overseeing the progress of the health care exchange under the Affordable Care Act is meeting in Augusta. The Maine Health Exchange Advisory Committee meeting on Monday is focusing on consumer outreach and enrollment efforts at MaineHealth, which owns some hospitals and medical […]
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Hearing on Lewiston casino campaign ethics violations set for Thursday
AUGUSTA — Maine’s ethics commission Thursday will take up a case involving the local backers of a 2011 campaign that aimed to bring a casino to downtown Lewiston. Earlier this year, investigators for the state’s Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices suggested fining Stavros Mendros and Peter Robinson for misleading investigators and the media […]
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Study misses deadline
AUGUSTA — The first part of a five-part study on Maine’s welfare system that had a target due date of Dec. 1 has not been submitted to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services, a department spokesman said Monday. The Alexander Group, the consulting company awarded a nearly $1 million no-bid contract for the […]
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Why liberal groups are endorsing Michaud for governor so soon
AUGUSTA, Maine — A survey conducted recently by the Portland-based polling firm Critical Insights showed that only half of Mainers could name each of the 2014 gubernatorial candidates, and a full one-third couldn’t name any. But that hasn’t stopped a deluge of endorsement announcements from coming sooner than ever. Most of these have been traditionally Democratic outfits, […]
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Auburn Scouts bring Tree of Honor to Maine State House
LEWISTON — A troop of Scouts, with the help of some local veterans and state lawmakers, is bringing a holiday tradition it started in 2011 in Auburn to the State House in Augusta this holiday season. Boy Scouts of America Troop 111 will install its Tree of Honor in the State House Hall of Flags […]