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Portland Press Herald: Maine education committee hopes to introduce school funding reform bill

Posted: December 11, 2013

By Noel Gallagher Read more here Several lawmakers say they will push for a bill in the January session incorporating recommendations from a study...

Portland Press Herald: Troubled MaineCare rides broker may want more funds

Posted: December 11, 2013

By Joe Lawlor Read more here A document signaling that a request is in the works angers legislators already out of patience over the contractor’s...

Seacoast Online: Universal pre-K worth the cost

Posted: December 11, 2013

By Ron McAllister Read more here Seven months ago (May 9, 2013) a legislative hearing in Augusta considered the idea of universal pre-kindergarten...

DHHS MANAGEMENT FAILURES AT CENTER OF COMMITTEE DISCUSSION

Posted: December 10, 2013

Staffing issues responsible for empty beds at Riverview, no solution to MaineCare ride debacle   AUGUSTA—The Legislature’s Health and Human...

LePage’s Blue Ribbon Commission Finds No Bias in Employment Hearing Cases

Posted: December 10, 2013

Report does not address Governor’s intimidation of hearing officers   AUGUSTA --- Maine’s unemployment hearing officers show “no direct...

LEPAGE GAG ORDER CONTINUES

Posted: December 10, 2013

Ongoing Department no-shows hinder lawmakers’ efforts to solve problems AUGUSTA – The LePage administration’s obstructionism and interference...

Investing Early Pays Off

Posted: December 09, 2013

Special Submission to the Times Record Early in my career, I served as a Head Start teacher in the Midcoast and saw firsthand the benefits of early...

Weekly Radio Address: Senator Haskell says, “It’s not too late for the LePage administration to do what is right for the tens of thousands of people who deserve a shot at getting their lives back on track”

Weekly Radio Address: Senator Haskell says, “It’s not too late for the LePage administration to do what is right for the tens of thousands of people who deserve a shot at getting their lives back on track”

Posted: December 07, 2013

Weekly Radio Address Senator Anne Haskell   There’s been a lot of talk lately about the decision to move two critical state agencies, the...

LAWMAKERS TOUR RIVERVIEW, WARREN PRISON

Posted: December 04, 2013

Staffing, Contract to be key issue at next committee meeting   AUGUSTA --Members of the special committee created to address patient care and...

LSJ: Casino Gaming Commission folds amid rancor

Posted: December 03, 2013

By Senator John Patrick Read more here. Although the Legislature is currently not “in session,” many committees work throughout the summer and...