The Maine senator says she’s pursuing legislation directly addressing the issue of family separation, but a critic says faster action is necessary at a time of crisis.
Joe Lawlor
Staff Writer
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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Maine protesters object to Trump administration border policy separating children from immigrant families
About 100 people gathered to voice their opposition outside the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office in South Portland.
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Maine’s rental market among nation’s least affordable, report says
A housing coalition’s annual report places Maine 9th among states where there’s a big gap between what a typical renter earns and what is needed to comfortably afford a 2-bedroom apartment.
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Maine’s busy summer travel season starts with tragedy as crashes kill 8 people in a week
State officials urge drivers to obey the speed limit, put down mobile devices and drive carefully, after police cite a driver’s improper pass as the cause of a crash that killed him and three others in Berwick.
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Next move unclear on Medicaid expansion, despite court order
Advocates say they’ll file another lawsuit if the state doesn’t begin accepting applications from 70,000 eligible Mainers on July 2.
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Maine drug deaths remained high in early 2018, with fentanyl taking a bigger toll
There were 86 deaths, compared with 89 for the first three months of 2017, but more people died from fentanyl, the powerful synthetic painkiller, than in years past.
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Quick work on Maine Med expansion means Congress Street detour will end 3 weeks early
Hospital and city officials say the road will reopen June 8 because of thorough planning and good weather, as the hospital moves ahead with its $512 million expansion.
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LePage to push for child protection reforms, seek criminal penalties for failure to report suspected abuse
He also says family reunification should not be a priority in such cases, as dozens of experts and parents speak to a legislative panel following the deaths of two young girls.
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Maine’s flu season was the worst in at least 5 years, with more than 9,000 sickened
Reported cases jumped 55% from last year, to 9,018, and deaths also increased as a more severe strain caused a majority of the illnesses.
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Portland doctor on front lines of heroin crisis publishes poetry book
Dr. Mary Dowd says poems are born of grief, a feeling she knows well as a caregiver for hundreds of Mainers who struggle with addiction.