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MPBN: State Probe: Maine CDC Workers Ordered to Destroy Documents

Posted: December 13, 2013

By Mal Leary Read more here The Legislature's Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability - or OPEGA - says that some staff at the...

Seacoast Online: Bill seeks answers about Anthem hospital criteria

Posted: December 12, 2013

By Deborah McDermott Read more here Six in Maine excluded from health insurance network YORK, Maine — State Sen. Dawn Hill, D-York, is filing a...

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...

Times Record: Vitelli offers bill for statewide pre-K

Posted: November 27, 2013

By Gina Hamilton Read more here   State Sen. Eloise Vitelli presented a bill Monday to extend early childhood education to every school...

Portland Press Herald: Statewide pre-kindergarten supported at Maine legislative hearing

Posted: November 26, 2013

By Noel Gallagher Read more here The benefits far outweigh the costs, the bill’s proponents say, and parents would decide whether to enroll their...

MPBN: Paying for College - Study Now, Pay Later Idea Sparks Interest in Maine

Posted: November 25, 2013

By Jay Field Read more here   Imagine if you could go to the University of Maine and not have to pay any tuition up front. That's the basic...

Lewiston Sun Journal: Lawmakers challenge LePage on contract for Medicaid critic

Posted: November 21, 2013

By Scott Thistle Read more here AUGUSTA — Key state lawmakers, including a Lewiston senator, are questioning a nearly $1 million contract to hire...

MPBN: Maine to Pay Conservative Consultant $1M for Medicaid Study

Posted: November 20, 2013

The LePage administration has agreed to pay a conservative welfare consultant nearly $1 million to do a comprehensive review of the state's Medicaid...