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Portland Press Herald: Maine bills seek clarity on hospitals left out of insurance networks

Posted: February 24, 2014

By Alanna Durkin Read more here The sponsors want patients who sign up for Obamacare and the providers to be fully informed of exclusions like...

WMTW: Maine CDC document shredding case could expand

Posted: February 21, 2014

By Paul Merrill Read more here Former employee says she was told to shred public documents AUGUSTA, Maine —The case of the former state employee...

Bangor Daily News: Maine legislative panel rejects call to make it a crime to bring a fake gun to school

Posted: February 21, 2014

By Chris Cousins Read more here AUGUSTA, Maine — A measure that would make it a crime to bring a fake firearm onto public school property was...

Bangor Daily News: Maine Senate rejects long-debated ‘religious freedom’ bill

Posted: February 19, 2014

By Chris Cousins Read more here AUGUSTA, Maine — The Senate narrowly defeated a controversial “religious freedom” bill on Tuesday over the...

Portland Press Herald: MaineCare application asks personal questions, such as where a child was conceived

Posted: February 19, 2014

By Joe Lawlor Read more here DHHS says questions on the form have a purpose and are not meant to intrude, but others object. Single parents...

MPBN: Maine Senate Rejects 'Religious Freedom' Bill

Posted: February 19, 2014

By AJ Higgins Read more here Majority Democrats used their superior numbers in the Maine Senate today to reject statutory checks on the...

Morning Sentinel: MaineCare rides to be reviewed in legislative work session on Wednesday

Posted: February 18, 2014

By Jessica Hall Read more here Legislators could proposal changes that affect the two largest providers of rides for MaineCare members The...

Bangor Daily News: State-hired lawyers ask lawmakers to suspend CDC shredding investigation

Posted: February 12, 2014

By Scott Thistle Read more here AUGUSTA, Maine — Lawmakers on the Government Oversight Committee on Tuesday were asked to suspend their...

Bangor Daily News: Senate overrides LePage veto of bill to provide summer food for free, reduced lunch students

Posted: February 12, 2014

By Chris Cousins Read more here AUGUSTA, Maine — The Senate voted on Tuesday to override a veto by Gov. Paul LePage of a bill that would require...

Bangor Daily News: After initial passage in House and Senate, stage set for final votes on revenue sharing next week

Posted: February 12, 2014

By Mario Moretto Read more here AUGUSTA, Maine — Lawmakers in both the House and Senate on Tuesday voted again to support a bill that would...