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Education committee to hold public hearings on LePage’s controversial reform bills

Posted: March 13, 2012

AUGUSTA, Maine — Four controversial education reform bills announced more than a month ago by Gov. Paul LePage and education commissioner Stephen...

Weekly Radio Address: Rep. Rotundo says DHHS error should never have been withheld, undermines trust

Posted: March 12, 2012

  Good morning, I’m State Rep. Peggy Rotundo from Lewiston and the ranking Democrat on the state’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs...

Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day debuts March 30 in Rumford

Posted: March 12, 2012

RUMFORD — River Valley veterans who served during the Vietnam War are invited to attend a special recognition ceremony Friday, March 30. It will...

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...

MPBN | Mayhew Apologizes to Lawmakers for Failure to Disclose Ineligible Payments Snafu Sooner

MPBN | Mayhew Apologizes to Lawmakers for Failure to Disclose Ineligible Payments Snafu Sooner

Posted: March 10, 2012

Source: Maine Public Broadcasting Network, 03/09/2012, A.J. Higgins   Maine Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew today...

MAYHEW WITHHELD CRITICAL INFORMATION DURING BUDGET PROCESS

Posted: March 09, 2012

Appropriations Democrats concerned “trust has been broken” AUGUSTA—Today, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Commissioner Mary...

Maine Senate sustains "do-nothing" vote on Clean Elections law

Posted: March 09, 2012

AUGUSTA — After several hours of debate and defeated amendments, lawmakers in the state Senate on Thursday approved a change to the Maine Clean...

MAINE'S CLEAN ELECTION SYSTEM GUTTED IN FIRST ROUND OF VOTES

Posted: March 08, 2012

AUGUSTA—The Maine Senate took initial votes on a measure impacting Maine's Clean Election Act. In a largely party line vote of 18 – 15, Senate...