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PublishedDecember 22, 2011
Michigan group gave $250K to Maine’s ‘No on 1’ backers
The American Justice Partnership of Michigan made two donations to try to end same-day voter registration in Maine.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2011
LePage ‘confident’ cuts to get federal OK
Some of the governor’s proposed MaineCare reductions require a U.S. government waiver, but critics doubt Maine will qualify.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2011
LePage drops in on State House budget talks
The governor tells reporters during a break that he’s “absolutely confident” the federal government will waive some Medicaid requirements.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2011
MaineHousing oversight bill likely
Discussion at a forum centers on Gov. LePage’s remarks about the authority’s director having no boss.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2011
High schoolers plead to keep health centers
Gov. LePage’s budget proposal would eliminate 66 percent of their funds, which go toward teaching students healthy habits and helping them deal with alcohol and drug problems.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2011
If Head Start loses funding, kids will suffer, advocates say
AUGUSTA — Angela Krehbiel Vancil’s two children have benefited from Head Start, the federal early childhood intervention program for low-income families. The mother from North Monmouth is concerned that budget cuts proposed by Gov. Paul LePage will mean that 300 children won’t be able to participate in the program in the future. That’s because enrollment […]
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PublishedDecember 15, 2011
LePage: Cuts are “not what I want to do”
The second day of public hearings on Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to cut $221 million from the Department of Health and Human Services has begun, with 73 people signed up as of 9:10 a.m.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2011
LePage’s Medicaid cuts stoke passions, protests
More than 500 people came to the State House on Wednesday to oppose major changes that Gov. LePage has proposed to MaineCare, the state’s Medicaid program. About 140 testified before two legislative committees.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2011
Hundreds of protestors, witnesses denounce LePage’s budget
LePage is proposing to close the budget gap by ending Medicaid coverage for 65,000 Mainers, including the poor, elderly and children.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2011
Democrats take issue with MaineCare figures
Critics say a budget deficit reflects poor planning, but the DHHS chief expresses confidence in the analysis.
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