Steve Mistler

Portland Press Herald

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Published
June 6, 2013

Senate approves compromise to extend MaineCare

The Maine Senate approved an amended bill that would extend health insurance to more than 60,000 Mainers through MaineCare.
Published
June 5, 2013

House overrides LePage’s veto of bill requiring life-saving training for high school students

The Maine House of Representatives Wednesday voted to override Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that requires high school students to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Published
June 5, 2013

House overrides LePage veto of CPR training bill

Republicans in the House of Representatives on Wednesday joined the Democratic majority to override Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that requires high school students to learn how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Published
June 5, 2013

Legislature moves to help groundfishing, lobstering industries

Maine lawmakers moved closer Wednesday to approving a bill designed to help state groundfishermen increase their catch in federal waters, and in a separate proposal, considered legislation which would remove state-assessed penalties for Maine-based groundfishing trawlers that catch lobsters in federally regulated waters.
Published
June 4, 2013

Maine Senate backs moratorium on virtual charter schools

The state Senate gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a bill that would temporarily freeze the approval of publicly financed virtual charter schools.
Published
June 4, 2013

Senate votes to freeze approval of virtual schools

The state Senate on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would temporarily freeze the approval of publicly financed virtual charter schools.
Published
June 4, 2013

Senate Majority Leader Seth Goodall named SBA regional administrator

Senate Majority Leader Seth Goodall, D-Richmond, has been appointed regional administrator of the Small Business Administration, U.S. Reps. Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree announced Tuesday.
Published
June 3, 2013

Maine Democrats launch second Medicaid push

With the end of the legislative session closing in, Democrats in the House of Representatives voted 89-51 on Monday to give preliminary approval to L.D. 1066 that would increase MaineCare, the state’s version of Medicaid, to approximately 60,000 residents through the Affordable Care Act.
Published
May 30, 2013

Maine Senate rejects ‘gun show loophole’ bill

The proposal calls for background checks by private sellers at shows, but that’s too small a problem for concern, foes say.
Published
May 30, 2013

LePage loses full funding Medicaid request

The federal government will not provide 10 years of 100 percent support for a Maine Medicaid expansion, but it will still provide most of the money.