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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...

SENATOR COLLEEN LACHOWICZ APPOINTED TO MAINE BOARD OF NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS

Posted: December 18, 2013

AUGUSTA – Democratic Senator Colleen Lachowicz of Waterville has been appointed to the Maine board of the National Alliance on Mental Illness...

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...

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...

LAWMAKERS SEEK SOLUTIONS; STONEWALLED BY LEPAGE’S GAG ORDER

Posted: December 12, 2013

Budget writing committee grinds to halt with lack of information AUGUSTA—The state’s budget writing committee convened today to address the...

Budget Panel Urged to Reduce Tax Breaks for Corporations to Prevent Cuts to Towns, Families

Posted: December 12, 2013

Tax Expenditure Commission Chairs present $40 million road map of savings AUGUSTA--- Key lawmakers on Thursday urged the state’s budget-writing...

INVESTIGATION RAISES MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS IN CDC SHREDDING INCIDENT

Posted: December 12, 2013

Lawmakers troubled by lack of transparency and documentation AUGUSTA--Following an independent investigation into allegations that public documents...