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Portland Press Herald: Bill to replace troubled MaineCare rides system faces uphill fight

Posted: December 27, 2013

By Joe Lawlor Read more here The plan to put local groups back in charge would need Republican support to survive a possible LePage veto. A...

MPBN: Maine Criminal Code Overhaul In the Works

Posted: December 26, 2013

By Mal Leary Read more here It's been more than three decades since lawmakers last revised Maine's criminal code.  Back then, the process...

Bangor Daily News: DHHS kept critical internal CDC review hidden

Posted: December 26, 2013

By Lindsay Tice Read more here An internal review last spring by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services uncovered some of the very same...

Portland Press Herald: Lawmakers plan to keep close watch on DEP

Posted: December 26, 2013

They'll work to tighten oversight of the department after the Press Herald uncovered failures, but don't expect to investigate its commissioner. By...

Weekly Radio Address: Senator Mazurek says,

Weekly Radio Address: Senator Mazurek says, "We don’t know the stories of the people standing in line at the soup kitchen or homeless shelter. We should provide help—and do so without judgment and suspicion."

Posted: December 21, 2013

Weekly Radio Address: Senator Ed Mazurek   The holiday season is upon us. It’s a time when the gift of giving warms the heart.  ...

Portland Press Herald: LePage: We might keep troubled MaineCare rides contractor

Posted: December 20, 2013

Read more here Democrats say the governor’s response to inadequate service doesn’t go far enough. AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul Le- Page said Thursday...

SENATOR COLLEEN LACHOWICZ APPOINTED TO MAINE BOARD OF NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS

Posted: December 18, 2013

AUGUSTA – Democratic Senator Colleen Lachowicz of Waterville has been appointed to the Maine board of the National Alliance on Mental Illness...

Seacoast Online: Hill bill would provide answers

Posted: December 18, 2013

Read more here Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has long been mum on why it excluded York Hospital from the health insurance exchange it created with...

Bangor Daily News: State investigation finds ‘manipulation,’ other problems in CDC grant awards

Posted: December 13, 2013

By Lindsay Tice Read more here AUGUSTA, Maine — A state investigation has found a host of problems with the way the Maine Centers for Disease...

Bangor Daily News: Panel hands in plan to save $40 million by eliminating tax breaks — or is it $80 million in new taxes?

Posted: December 13, 2013

By Mario Moretto Read more here AUGUSTA, Maine — Some say “tomato” … Democrats in the Legislature call a plan submitted to the...