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PublishedMarch 16, 2011
Loosened Maine seat belt measure endorsed
The Senate votes to alter the law so police can’t stop a vehicle just because someone is unbuckled.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2011
Workers’ response to budget: Early exit
Many teachers and state employees are expected to retire before Jan. 1 to avoid proposed new health insurance costs.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2011
Budget would cut visits to new moms
Women cite the program’s benefits; the state says six similar programs remain.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2011
150 protest proposed health cuts at State House
Fund for a Healthy Maine would be cut by more than $17 million in the first year under Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed budget.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2011
State: Hospitals were overpaid by $66 million
The conversion to a new payment system last year led to errors, DHHS says, but the money will be recovered.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2011
DHHS: Overpaid hospitals by $66 million
The state will adjust future payments to reflect the money already disbursed, Commissioner Mary Mayhew says.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2011
LePage to exempt new panels from access law
The governor cites a need for privacy; critics challenge ‘a shadow of secrecy’
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PublishedMarch 9, 2011
LePage to create more private advisory panels
He says he’ll create ‘think tanks’ with teachers, people in higher education and environmentalists, and defends an exemption from public access.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2011
Treasurer calls pension debt a ‘monster,’ but ex-retirement official sees ‘baloney’
Bruce Poliquin opposes debt-reduction alternatives to the governor’s proposed system cuts, but others say they’ll work.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2011
Hundreds protest state budget cuts
AUGUSTA — Senior citizens, legal noncitizens and people who are HIV-positive told lawmakers Monday that budget cuts proposed by Gov. Paul LePage would hurt Maine’s most vulnerable residents.
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