Stay up to date:

Category: News Items

Some Republicans, paper companies oppose bill diminishing agency power to interpret rules

Posted: March 26, 2012

Source: Lewiston Sun Journal, Steve Mistler, March 26, 2012AUGUSTA — A Republican-initiated bill that would allow judges to give less weight to...

Biddeford Leader Inducted into the Maine Franco-American Hall of Fame

Posted: March 22, 2012

AUGUSTA – On Franco-American Day at the State House, the Maine Legislature recognized the newest members of the 2012 Franco-American Hall of Fame...

MTM | DHHS glitch raises staffing concerns

Posted: March 17, 2012

A York Democrat wonders whether understaffing played a role in allowing ineligible people to keep benefits. By Susan M. Cover, MaineToday Media...

Bill to Help Seacoast Communities Meet Public Transportation Needs Advances

Posted: March 16, 2012

AUGUSTA – Legislation that would remove a barrier for a local transit company looking to expand its service to the communities affected by the...

MTM | Federal ruling on mental health care to cost state $10.5 million

Posted: March 15, 2012

Source: Susan M. Cover, MaineToday Media, March 15, 2012   AUGUSTA -- A federal decision to stop paying for some mental health services for...

BDN | LePage supplemental budget would cut general assistance, funding for MPBN

Posted: March 14, 2012

By Eric Russell, BDN Staff Posted March 13, 2012, at 6:50 p.m. Last modified March 14, 2012, at 4:48 a.m. AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul...

MPBN | Lawmakers Express Surprise at Proposal to Eliminate MPBN Funding

Posted: March 14, 2012

03/14/2012   Reported By: Mal Leary Members of the Legislature's Appropriations Committee expressed surprise that Gov. Paul LePage would...

MTM | State considers freezing enrollment in public-worker pension system

Posted: March 11, 2012

Source: By John Richardson, March 11, 2012, MaineToday Media   AUGUSTA - The state's 70-year-old pension system may soon be retired. After...

MTM | More than 1,200 public workers double dipping

Posted: March 11, 2012

As private-sector retirees took hits, many Mainers worked for the state or schools while also getting state pensions in 2011. Source: March 11, 2012,...

BDN | LePage plans DHHS shakeup

Posted: March 10, 2012

By Jackie Farwell, BDN Staff, March 09, 2012   AUGUSTA, Maine — Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew faced...