Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people. He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2023
White House to highlight Maine for policies supporting direct care workers
Maine has used pandemic relief funds to pay direct care workers bonuses that averaged nearly $3,500.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2023
King’s bill to regulate assault-style weapons supported by White House, criticized by NRA
Sen. Angus King, who coauthored the bill introduced Thursday, said, ‘Our goal is simple, to save lives in Maine, New Mexico and across the country.’
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PublishedNovember 30, 2023
Sen. King unveils legislation to restrict deadliness of assault weapons
The Maine independent says the bill, which has been in the works for years, would ban high-capacity magazines among other things.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2023
Maine Bureau of Insurance warns of ACA scams, substandard plans
To find an Affordable Care Act plan, visit www.CoverME.gov.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2023
Most police departments in Maine have never invoked yellow flag law
Portland calls the measure ‘cumbersome,’ but gun reform advocates hope to streamline the safety net allowing police to take firearms from people considered to be a threat.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2023
Commission investigating Lewiston shootings moves meeting location
The public session of the meeting, which will be livestreamed, will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the Cross Building, Room 209, in Augusta.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2023
Maine’s yellow flag law used 14 times since Lewiston shootings
The law has come under scrutiny because it was not used to remove weapons from the man who killed 18 people in Lewiston on Oct. 25
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PublishedNovember 5, 2023
Maine’s gun laws rated as among the most lax in the nation
Gun safety advocates are pushing for stricter gun laws in Maine after the Lewiston tragedy on Oct. 25.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2023
Lois Galgay Reckitt, women’s rights activist and South Portland lawmaker, dies at 78
Reckitt was the longtime director of Family Crisis Services in Portland and was the driving force behind Maine’s proposed Equal Rights Amendment.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2023
Golden adds his voice to call for assault weapons ban as shootings reignite national debate
‘I will work with any colleague to get this done in the time that I have left in Congress,’ said the 2nd-District Democrat, who previously opposed a ban.
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