Paul LePage
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PublishedAugust 22, 2018
LePage tells Portland mayor it’s illegal to give voting rights to non-citizens
The governor points to several state laws and suggests dropping the 'politically correct boondoggle,' but his opinion is unlikely to influence city voters, Ethan Strimling says.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2018
LePage submits bills to overhaul Maine’s troubled system for protecting children
The proposals include adding 18 positions, raising workers' pay and reducing the emphasis on family reunification, but the overall cost of the reforms remains unclear.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2018
Union representing Maine child protective workers recommends ways to improve system
The employees' union surveyed frustrated caseworkers who feel they haven't had much of a voice in needed changes at the Department of Health and Human Services.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2018
Our View: Riverview Psychiatric Center fix should fall to Maine’s next governor
Paul LePage's half-implemented plan, created in secrecy and largely without stakeholder input, should not be shoehorned through in his final months in office.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2018
Maine DHHS denying Medicaid expansion applicants as lawsuit continues
Letters of rejection have gone out to some Mainers as implementation of the new law remains in limbo, but the LePage administration hasn't said why the applications are being turned down.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2018
With DHHS under scrutiny in children’s deaths, agency’s chief announces his retirement
Ricker Hamilton has run the Department of Health and Human Services since May 2017, a time in which questions have been raised about its handling of child abuse cases.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2018
Watchdog committee votes to subpoena another LePage administration official
The panel, which is reviewing state use of federal welfare funds, votes to compel a DHHS witness to appear after the governor says 'no' because of 'the inevitable politics.'
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PublishedAugust 8, 2018
LePage not waiting to submit bills to improve child protection system after all
The governor previously called for lawmakers to first consider other bills important to him, but now says addressing the protective services problems can't wait.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2018
Poll shows 2018 race for Maine governor a virtual dead heat between Moody and Mills
Incumbent Angus King appears to hold a commanding lead in the Senate race, and health care emerges as the chief concern among the 500 Maine voters surveyed by a Boston university.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2018
Maine Voices: Programs that emphasize out-of-state investors won’t benefit Mainers
The Opportunity Zone Program is among those that won't bring intended economic gains to stagnant areas.
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