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Published
July 11, 2018

Parties seek more than 30 replacement candidates in State House races for 2018

The withdrawals among so-called "placeholder" candidates occur in every election, but this year's candidates may not have access to Maine Clean Elections Act funding because of a so-far uncorrected legislative error.
Published
July 10, 2018

Bills to borrow for transportation and higher education go to governor

Although voters must still sign off, the measures send a wave of relief through the construction industry, which says the road and bridge funds will support more than 3,000 jobs.
Published
July 10, 2018

DHHS chief says agency will call for more – and better-paid – workers to protect children from abuse

Ricker Hamilton tells lawmakers that the governor will support a bill to increase staffing, as lawmakers continue to probe the workings of the system after the beating deaths of two young girls.
Published
July 9, 2018

LePage veto stands, which means family can’t sue state for selling man’s home, killing his cat

The DHHS had been appointed William Dean's guardian, and the lawsuit alleges that the agency sold his Owls Head house for below market value, allowed his Rockland home to fall into disrepair and euthanized his cat.
Published
July 9, 2018

Lawmakers overturn 20 of governor’s 43 vetoes

A bill to increase reimbursement rates for group homes serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities is among those that became law over LePage's objection.

Published
July 9, 2018

Lawmakers extend controversial Pine Tree Development Zone tax breaks for three years

The development program will continue despite criticism over costs and a lack of accountability, but with better reporting on the extent of job creation.
Published
July 8, 2018

LePage’s veto may doom future of correctional facility

A legislative override seems iffy, so advocates of the Machiasport prison look to the next governor instead.
Published
July 7, 2018

State Senate candidate: Medicaid expansion begins now – whatever Gov. LePage does

Mainers should spread the word about applying for Medicaid, and legislators should override Gov. LePage's funding veto.
Published
July 6, 2018

Bill to ban conversion therapy may lack votes to overcome LePage veto

The governor says the bill to prohibit counselors from engaging in therapy aimed at changing an underage client's sexual orientation or gender identity could limit conversations with counselors.
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.

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