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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...

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...

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...

Portland Press Herald: Maine CDC shredded documents justifying grant awards

Posted: December 13, 2013

By Steve Mistler Read more here Investigators find evidence that the award to at least one program was manipulated and that records justifying...