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PublishedJanuary 15, 2016
Facing fines, Maine DHHS seeks contract to bolster welfare work participation rates
The department says it faces a $29 million fine from the federal government and will hire a contractor to take over the job of improving work participation rates for recipients.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2016
Col. Douglas Farnham clears first hurdle to becoming Maine National Guard leader
The Legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee unanimously supported his nomination for adjutant general by Gov. Paul LePage.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2016
Maine House votes against impeachment of Gov. LePage
It declines to investigate him and then passes a resolution calling for cooperation and civil behavior. Democrats also decide not to seek a censure over his actions.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2016
Committee backs advocates on restoring service that helps customers with health insurance
DHHS had ended its contract with a private group and took on the work, but now Mainers are facing delays and struggling to get answers vital to their medical care, critics say.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2016
Sanders campaign to open Maine headquarters in Portland
Former state senator Troy Jackson says close to 200 people will attend the office opening on Congress Street.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2016
LePage says he may skip State of the State speech, just write a letter to Legislature
The governor says it would be ‘silliness’ to discuss the State of the State before a group that’s been threatening to impeach him.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2016
After initial silence, Angus King says LePage’s drug dealer comments ‘wrong’
King says he doesn’t believe the governor is a racist.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2016
Simmering conflict over drug treatment policy not unique to Maine
Cold turkey or medication? A report by Stateline explores the national debate over the best way to treat addiction.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2016
North Yarmouth attorney will try to unseat Maine’s U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree
Ande Smith, also a Navy veteran and cybersecurity consultant, is the second Republican challenger in the 1st District.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2016
LePage says comment about drug dealers impregnating young white girls was ‘one slip’
The governor’s comments have flashed across national news outlets, caused an uproar on social media and provoked a sharp rebuke from presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
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