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Sen. Breen pursues policy to screen babies for CMV

Sen. Breen pursues policy to screen babies for CMV

Posted: March 13, 2017

AUGUSTA — Sen. Cathy Breen, D-Falmouth, introduced a bill in February to require testing for Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in all newborns in Maine. This...

Alfond says LePage must stop dragging his feet on drug crisis

Alfond says LePage must stop dragging his feet on drug crisis

Posted: June 30, 2016

  AUGUSTA — More than five months after lawmakers passed a law to address the drug crisis, Gov. Paul LePage continues to delay the law’s...

Democrats block LePage bill to put mental health patients in prison

Democrats block LePage bill to put mental health patients in prison

Posted: April 06, 2016

AUGUSTA — Democrats in the Maine Senate on Wednesday blocked a bill by Gov. Paul LePage that would allow the state to transfer mental health...

Sen. Breen: Mental health cuts will devastate families like mine

Sen. Breen: Mental health cuts will devastate families like mine

Posted: April 01, 2016

Gov. LePage’s Department of Health and Human Services recently announced its plan to make dramatic cuts to services for people living with...

Weekly Radio Address: Senator Lachowicz says,

Weekly Radio Address: Senator Lachowicz says, "Maine people deserve better than a bad CEO who rewards mismanagement, scandal, and incompetence"

Posted: July 19, 2014

  Good morning, this is State Senator Colleen Lachowicz of Waterville.   For nearly two years, I’ve served on the Legislature’s Health...

SENATE DEMS PASS MEASURE TO GO AFTER FRAUD CASES

Posted: April 07, 2014

Measure seeks to move beyond anecdotes and fight actual abuse AUGUSTA -- In a vote of 21-14, the Maine Senate gave initial approval to a measure that...

Budget Work Delayed After LePage’s DHHS Team Refuses to Show Up

Posted: March 17, 2014

AUGUSTA -- The effort to resolve the shortfall in the state’s budget for this year slowed on Monday after officials from Governor Paul LePage’s...

MPBN: Maine Democrats Not Satisfied with Budget Deficit Explanation

Posted: January 16, 2014

By AJ Higgins Read more here The LePage administration is offering more detail today on what's driving a projected $119 million shortfall in the...

DEMOCRATS CALL ON GOVERNOR TO HELP SOLVE STATE’S BUDGET PROBLEM

Posted: January 10, 2014

Escalating mismanagement at DHHS leaves more than $100 million budget hole AUGUSTA—Top Democratic lawmakers today called on Governor Paul LePage...

Weekly Radio Address: Senator Haskell says, “It’s not too late for the LePage administration to do what is right for the tens of thousands of people who deserve a shot at getting their lives back on track”

Weekly Radio Address: Senator Haskell says, “It’s not too late for the LePage administration to do what is right for the tens of thousands of people who deserve a shot at getting their lives back on track”

Posted: December 07, 2013

Weekly Radio Address Senator Anne Haskell   There’s been a lot of talk lately about the decision to move two critical state agencies, the...