The measure, which would provide $2 million in income tax breaks, will now go to the House and Senate.
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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Biden administration declares disaster in Maine from January storms, unlocking federal aid
Maine’s 8 coastal counties will be eligible for funding to rebuild from an estimated $70 million in damage caused by storms on Jan. 10 and Jan. 13.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Gov. Mills’ proposal would raise minimum wage for farmworkers
If approved, the minimum would increase to $14.15 an hour in September, matching the minimum for all other workers.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Portland Sea Dogs, Sports
Committee deadlocks on Sea Dogs tax incentive bill to help pay for Hadlock Field upgrades
Final committee votes have yet to be tallied, but the proposed $2 million tax break will now go to the full Legislature.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State, Politics
Consumer advocates urge passage of bill to regulate hospital facility fees
The bill would prohibit charging such fees for telehealth appointments and require signs be placed to inform patients when the fees may be charged.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
UMaine Orono part of high-altitude balloon launch to record solar eclipse
The eclipse can be viewed from the vantage point of high-altitude balloons on April 8 on YouTube.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Legislation would regulate hidden medical facility fees
A proposal before the Legislature would ban so-called facility fees from being charged for telehealth appointments and require more transparency about when patients will be charged such fees.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Republican AGs from 16 states attack Maine bill protecting providers who give gender-affirming or abortion care
While Republican-led states that have banned the care are threatening legal action against Maine, 11 other states have passed similar shield laws that protect practitioners who provide gender-affirming and abortion care to residents of other states.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
COVID better contained 4 years later, but long-haul cases still not well understood
Though gathering restrictions and mask mandates are gone, vaccines remain the best defense while the coronavirus continues to circulate and researchers try to find treatments for long COVID.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Local & State
New state law makes medical bills in Maine more transparent
Health care providers must now identify where services were provided when submitting claims.