Kelley Bouchard writes about what’s happening in Maine and beyond, with a focus on South Portland, Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth and other communities in Cumberland County. Her interests include housing, immigration, human rights, history, aging issues, sustainability, the environment and the untold story. A Maine native and University of Maine graduate, she was a college intern for two summers at the former Lewiston Evening Journal. Before joining the staff of the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram in 1998, she was a reporter for the Ipswich Chronicle, Beverly Times and Salem Evening News in Massachusetts. Favorite pastimes include gardening, cooking for family and friends, streaming foreign TV series and kayaking at camp.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2013
Lawsuit targets LePage in defense of mentally impaired
The administration has failed to provide group-home care and other required services to more than 100 intellectually and developmentally impaired adults, the suit says.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2013
Maine speakers testify against human services cutbacks
Nearly 100 people speak out against Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed cuts to the state DHHS budget.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2013
Oversight of Maine health-insurance fund questioned
The board in control of fees used to keep down rates on individual policies acts in private.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2013
Details still uncertain about Maine health exchange
State seeks information on costs, consumer protection and state oversight for next year.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2013
Halting discrimination is Maine MLK breakfast theme
Calls to support gun control also mark the event in honor of the slain civil rights leader.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2013
Health insurance reform faces scrutiny
Critics say the 2011 law hurt small, rural firms; backers counter that it has increased options and cut costs.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2013
State urged to boost cigarette tax
Anti-tobacco lobbyists call for a $1.50-a-pack increase and decry $1.8 million in cuts to preventive programs.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2013
LePage wants to pay off hospital debt
He says if the Legislature approves his plan, then he will issue the $105 million in voter-approved bonds.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2013
Deal calls for merger of Mercy, hospitals
If approved, the struggling health care system based in Portland would affiliate with another one based in Brewer.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2013
Moody’s warns Maine about credit downgrade
Its Medicaid shortfall and debt to hospitals could lead to a lower rating and increased costs to borrow.
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