A task force created by Attorney General William Schneider to crack down on Maine’s painkiller abuse epidemic is set to present its first round of plans and recommendations to Gov. Paul LePage this week.
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Mainers’ reaction: joy, relief, frustration, disgust
Maine was one of 26 states to take the Obama Administation’s health care reform law all the way to the Supreme Court.
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King files campaign income statement with Senate
U.S. Senate candidate Angus King earned about $256,000 last year as a professor, corporate director, legal consultant, speaker and retired governor, according to a financial profile he filed with the Senate.
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King is wealthy, but not through wind projects
The independent candidate’s investments are valued between $4.8 million and $22.5 million with his earned income for 2011 at $256,000.
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King files report detailing financial standing
U.S. Senate candidate Angus King earned about $256,000 last year as a professor, corporate director, legal consultant, speaker and retired governor, according to a financial profile he filed with the Senate.
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Panel could review toll hike
A proposal to increase Maine Turnpike tolls by 26 percent may trigger a review by the Legislature’s watchdog agency.
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Toll hikes may trigger review
A proposal to increase Maine Turnpike tolls by 26 percent may trigger a review by the Legislature’s watchdog agency.
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Maine lawmakers may seek review of proposed toll hike
Lawmakers will consider an audit by the Office of Program Evaluation & Government Accountability, or OPEGA.
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ON MAINE POLITICS: Dill gives own plan to limit spending
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cynthia Dill tried to one-up the opposition last week by issuing her own challenge to limit the money spent in the campaign.
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Maine waits for ‘Obamacare’ ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this week on the fate of the Affordable Care Act, the sweeping 2010 health care reform law also known informally as “Obamacare.”