AUGUSTA — Lawmakers from both parties welcomed a report Wednesday calling for more aggressive and coordinated efforts to curb prescription drug abuse in Maine.
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Legislators review prescription drug abuse report
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers from both parties welcomed a report Wednesday calling for more aggressive and coordinated efforts to curb prescription drug abuse in Maine.
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In Waterville, proposal hit hard
AUGUSTA — For much of the past year, the LePage Administration worked hard to protect federal funding for assisted-living homes for the elderly and group homes for people with mental illness or disabilities.
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ON MAINE POLITICS: LePage wants ‘fluke’ changed
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage said it’s “a fluke in the laws” that neither he nor the Legislature has any say over the Maine State Housing Authority.
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Waiting difficult for family of missing toddler
Ayla Reynolds’ mother and maternal grandparents waited in the Portland
area Sunday for any news about the girl.
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Search for missing toddler continues
The FBI has been called in to assist state and local police and the Maine Warden Service in the search for 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds.
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Critics of proposed cuts see trouble in long term
AUGUSTA — Six months ago, John Wilson could no longer manage his HIV and his cancer.
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Critics warn lives are at risk
AUGUSTA — Six months ago, John Wilson could no longer manage his HIV and his cancer.
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Medicaid at center of budget debate
A $120 million shortfall in the state budget for this year has set off an ideological debate over the future of Maine’s Medicaid program.
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Group to call for anti-pill campaign
A task force of lawmakers, state officials and experts in health care and drug addiction is about to submit a report calling for education campaigns and legal reforms to fight painkiller abuse and addiction in Maine.