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PublishedJune 28, 2018
Lawmakers vote to subpoena DHHS chief after agency no-shows in child death probe
'How dumb are we to take him at his word?' a frustrated senator says of Gov. LePage after his assurances of cooperation with the Legislature's Government Oversight Committee.
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PublishedJune 26, 2018
Clean elections fund running dry amid partisan wrangling
More than 100 candidates might get only 28% of what they're due as a fix for a typographical error eludes Democrats and Republicans.
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PublishedJune 25, 2018
Maine cities, towns may gain control over all retail marijuana sales
An amendment to a medical pot reform bill – like one added to the adult-use cannabis plan – also means some existing caregiver shops may be forced to close.
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PublishedJune 25, 2018
Lawmakers avert crisis for adults with intellectual disabilities
The Legislature votes unanimously to increase reimbursement rates for direct care workers.
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PublishedJune 14, 2018
Lawmakers agree to return for special session, over LePage’s objections
House Republicans, the lone holdouts, agree to work on a supplemental budget and other matters as long as Medicaid expansion is voted on separately, but legislative actions could be upended by the governor.
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PublishedJune 11, 2018
Gridlock breaks as Legislature’s budget committee agrees on $41 million in spending
The Appropriations Committee agrees to a package of bills largely aimed at helping the disabled, the elderly and those with substance use disorders, and progress is being made toward bringing lawmakers back for funding votes.
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PublishedJune 5, 2018
Coalition of 126 groups pleads with Maine lawmakers to finish their work, but nobody budges
Left undone amid a legislative standoff are dozens of spending measures that affect social services, education, the environment, transportation systems, county jails and more.
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PublishedMay 30, 2018
Maine lawmakers inch forward in effort to fund jails, pay more to direct care workers
Other measures, including a rollback of the minimum wage and Medicaid expansion funding, remain unresolved.
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PublishedMay 27, 2018
Jim Fossel: Maine lawmakers should fix election funding, then limit it
The typo that cut off Clean Elections money ought to be corrected quickly, before changing the policy.
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PublishedMay 26, 2018
Maine legislative leaders returning Wednesday to negotiate on key bills
Republicans and Democrats on the budget-writing committee are running out of time to reach deals.
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