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Press Herald: Legislators push for quick solution on rides for Maine's poor

Posted: August 14, 2013

By Joe Lawlor Read more here AUGUSTA – Members of the Legislature's Appropriations Committee criticized the revamped MaineCare non-emergency...

Press Herald: MaineCare contractors must follow strict rules

Posted: August 12, 2013

By Joe Lawlor Read more here The new contractors that arrange non-emergency rides for MaineCare recipients must meet a stringent performance...

Bangor Daily News: After years in the dark, data will help policymakers judge tax incentives

Posted: August 12, 2013

By Matt Stone Read more here In 2006, the Legislature’s nonpartisan watchdog office attempted an audit of 46 Maine programs that offer millions...

WGME 13: Maine Revenue Services office in Houlton to close

Posted: August 09, 2013

Read more here HOULTON, Maine (AP) -- Maine Revenue Services is closing its Houlton office and consolidating operations in Augusta, leaving 11 state...

MPBN: Four Rookie Maine Legislators Look Back At Their First Session, Part 2

Posted: July 30, 2013

By Irwin Gratz Read more here With a hard-line conservative Republican in the Blaine House and a newly-restored Democratic majority in the Maine...

MPBN: Four Rookie Maine Legislators Look Back At Their First Session

Posted: July 30, 2013

By Irwin Gratz Read more here They have gone back to their former lives for now: as an environmental consultant, library director, retired state...

Seacoast Online: Override of LePage veto right move for Maine

Posted: June 28, 2013

Read more here It was a good day to be a Mainer on Wednesday. Republicans, Democrats and independents in the Maine Legislature joined forces to...

Bangor Daily News: A cast of leading characters from the 126th Legislature’s first session

Posted: June 24, 2013

By Robert Long Read more here AUGUSTA, Maine — Bedraggled and bleary-eyed, members of the 126th Legislature scuttled out of the State House early...

Seacoast Online: Rhetoric heats up in Maine budget battle

Posted: June 24, 2013

By Deborah McDermott Read more here Local state legislators have expressed incredulity and ire at recent "offensive" comments by Maine Gov. Paul...

SENATOR HASKELL’S LOON PROTECTION BILL APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATURE

Posted: June 14, 2013

SENATOR HASKELL’S LOON PROTECTION BILL APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATURE Measure severely limits the use of lead in fishing gear  AUGUSTA – Today the...