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Weekly Radio Address: Senator Patrick says, "No one should have to fear that a medical emergency may lead to bankruptcy. It is time for Maine to step up and do something to help Mainers who lack basic health care"

Posted: January 04, 2014

Weekly Radio Address: Senator John Patrick   We are just a few days in to 2014. For many of us, ringing in a new year is the marker of new...

MPBN: Maine Lawmakers Consider Limiting Patent Trolls

Posted: January 03, 2014

By Mal Leary Read more here Companies that try to make a fast buck by asserting that they have a patent on a computer program or process or a piece...

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...