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Published
July 2, 2018

Gov. LePage vetoes 23 bills, including funds for Medicaid expansion, ‘direct care’ workers

Also among the vetoed bills was one spurred by state government's failure to investigate the deaths of 133 developmentally disabled Medicaid patients.
Published
July 2, 2018

Augusta woman contests extradition to New York on murder indictment

A judge on Monday ruled that Yashonia Davis is the Bronx woman wanted on a charge of murder in the 2nd degree.
Published
July 2, 2018

Maryland pair arrested after highway chase said they were driving to Canada

Police reported finding more than 16 grams of heroin in woman's purse, loaded handgun in glove box.
Published
June 30, 2018

About 2,000 people protest Trump immigration policies in front of Portland City Hall

Rallies are also held elsewhere in Maine, including Brunswick, Augusta, Farmington, Bangor and Bar Harbor.
Published
June 30, 2018

Kennebec River Day in Mill Park pulls in crowd

The event is part of the annual Whatever Family Festival, which ushers in summer in central Maine.

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Published
June 29, 2018

Legal analyst tapped to be new director of Legislature’s watchdog office

Danielle Fox will be only the second director of the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability.
Published
June 29, 2018

Bellows hired to lead Holocaust and Human Rights Center in Augusta

Shenna Bellows, who is also a Democratic state senator, will become executive director of the organization, which is based at the University of Maine at Augusta.
Published
June 28, 2018

Citizens group sues LePage to try to force release of Clean Election funding

The lawsuit urges a court to require the governor to sign an order freeing up campaign money that has already been set aside and promised to candidates.
Published
June 27, 2018

Legislators vote to ease Maine’s proficiency-based education mandate, allow more ‘local control’

Rather than repeal the 6-year-old reform law altogether, the bill would let school districts choose between continuing proficiency-based standards or reverting to a traditional grading system.
Published
June 26, 2018

Bill to ban ‘conversion therapy’ headed to LePage

The legislation would prohibit state-licensed medical or mental health professionals from seeking to change an underage person's sexual orientation or gender identity.