A referendum could have gone before voters in November, but the Maine People’s Alliance is waiting to see if lawmakers pass a bill to create paid family leave.
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.
Posted inLocal & State
CDC director Shah leaving Maine for high-level federal post
Dr. Nirav Shah, who gained prominence for leading the Maine CDC through the COVID pandemic, has been appointed principal deputy director at the U.S. CDC.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Northern Light Health to shift 1,400 employees to health services company
No employees will be laid off, and all will retain pay and similar benefits, according to the hospital network, which hopes to save $1 billion over 10 years.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
New COVID-19 variant spreads in Maine, but hospitalizations not expected to spike
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine CDC, said a wall of immunity should help prevent the outbreaks experienced last winter.
Posted inMaine Crime, Nation & World, News
Wells man arrested in New Year’s Eve machete attack on New York City officers
The officers and suspect, who was shot in the shoulder by police, are expected to recover.
Posted inLocal & State
The Narcan effect: A new lease on life
Even as Maine experiences record numbers of overdose deaths, the expanded availability and use of the lifesaving opioid antidote naloxone presents a competing narrative.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
UMaine gets federal funds for tick research as state sets record for Lyme disease cases
Maine’s U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King lobbied for the $6.2 million in research funding that’s part of the recently passed federal budget bill.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine lawmakers to consider statewide ban on flavored tobacco products
State Sen. Jill Duson, D-Portland, is expected to submit a bill this week after South Portland, Portland, Brunswick and Bangor approved city bans.
Posted inLocal & State
Influenza cases decline in Maine, but thousands still falling ill
Maine reported 2,881 cases of influenza last week, a drop from 3,275 the week before.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
As the search for treatments continues, many Maine patients still struggle with long COVID
MaineHealth is participating in a national study of long COVID patients that many hope will lead to cures.