Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people. He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2015
Hillary Clinton bringing small-scale campaign event to Portland
The campaign says her focus is on grassroots organizing and fundraising, an approach that contrasts with rival Bernie Sanders, who is filling large arenas for rallies.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2015
Maine plans to deny food stamps when applicant’s assets top $5,000
A new rule calls for households with no children to reveal their bank balances and non-cash assets such as snowmobiles. Critics say the policy discourages savings and self-sufficiency.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2015
Mainers to see steep increases for ‘grandfathered’ individual health plans
Many of the 7,000 people who chose their old coverage over ACA marketplace insurance may be paying too much, experts say.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2015
Federal grant boosts Maine Medical Center’s effort to grow kidneys from stem cells
Scientists at Maine Med’s Research Institute hope to eventually grow kidneys in the lab so sick patients won’t have to wait so long for transplants.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2015
For Maine emergency crews, responding to heroin overdoses is becoming routine
A night on the streets with Portland’s emergency medical techs unveils an insidious near-death cycle that – lacking adequate treatment options – exacts a savage toll.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2015
Reforms to state retirement system backfire on Mainers with disabilities
The number of disability applications approved by the Maine Public Employees Retirement System has plummeted since 2009, with critics saying workers with disabilities no longer have time to make their cases effectively.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2015
Maine overdose deaths this year on track to surpass 2014 record numbers
The latest occurs Thursday at a Portland homeless shelter, where a woman died of a heroin overdose.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2015
New England would benefit from White House initiative to fight heroin epidemic
President Obama’s program – separate from any action Congress might take – would pair law enforcement with public health analysts in the regions where high drug use is reported.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2015
Maine’s uninsured rate drops but remains highest in region, poll shows
Experts say Maine’s 9.4 percent rate is unlikely to improve much without a Medicaid expansion, which Gov. Paul LePage opposes.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2015
Search suspended after fourth day produces no results in Kimberly Moreau case
Maine State Police and the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office Sunday searched the Canton property purchased by Brian Enman in 2000.
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