Steve Mistler

Portland Press Herald

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Published
April 3, 2014

Heavily debated welfare reforms go nowhere in Maine House

Legislators do endorse one revamped bill on EBT card use but turn down other proposals from LePage, who is ‘appalled’ by the outcome.
Published
April 3, 2014

Analysis of Maine data raises questions on out-of-state welfare card misuses

Gov. LePage says cash withdrawals outside Maine show reforms are needed, but they made up fewer than 2% of all cash transactions.
Published
April 2, 2014

Maine’s workers comp chief says media, politics created controversy

At a hearing marked by claims of election-year maneuvering, he denies having a pro-business bias in removing a hearing officer after a complaint.
Published
April 1, 2014

LePage official pushes ban on out-of-state use of welfare cards

She says $14 million in 2013 transactions outside Maine show why legislators ought to pass the governor’s reform proposals.
Published
March 31, 2014

Guilty plea a warning that Maine is committed to protecting elvers

Officials are watching harvest numbers, as one Mainer found out when he hid some of his $770,000 income.
Published
March 28, 2014

Maine agency reviewing contradictions in document-shredding testimony

Some of the explanations for some of the things that were done make you ask, ‘Does that make sense?’ says one official.
Published
March 28, 2014

Texting banned for Maine state business

The LePage administration orders the change after it was revealed that some might be skirting public-records law.
Published
March 28, 2014

Maine lawmakers send Medicaid expansion bill to LePage

The bill to cover more than 60,000 uninsured Mainers faces a certain veto from the governor.
Published
March 28, 2014

Maine workers’ comp chief to explain claims officer removal

Paul Sighinolfi is under fire for removing an injury claims adjudicator from NewPage mill cases after company officials complained.
Published
March 27, 2014

NRA-backed change threatens Maine gun-permit overhaul

The bill received broad bipartisan support in committee, but turns partisan after an amendment that would have defeated the purpose of the measure.