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Published
July 16, 2018

Maine lawmakers in special session finally respond to opioid crisis

Several significant bills were passed by overriding vetoes from Gov. Paul LePage, but advocates say more work needs to be done, especially with Medicaid expansion.
Published
July 11, 2018

Parties seek more than 30 replacement candidates in State House races for 2018

The withdrawals among so-called “placeholder” candidates occur in every election, but this year’s candidates may not have access to Maine Clean Elections Act funding because of a so-far uncorrected legislative error.
Published
July 10, 2018

Bills to borrow for transportation and higher education go to governor

Although voters must still sign off, the measures send a wave of relief through the construction industry, which says the road and bridge funds will support more than 3,000 jobs.
Published
July 9, 2018

LePage foils Medicaid expansion again when House sustains his veto

The 85-58 tally falls short of the two-thirds vote needed to override the governor’s rejection of a funding bill, as a lawsuit seeks to force the filing of an expansion plan with the federal government.
Published
July 2, 2018

As LePage digs in against Medicaid expansion, advocates urge newly eligible Mainers to apply for coverage

A law passed by voters in 2017, which set Monday as the day applications could begin, makes as many as 70,000 more people eligible for state and federally funded health care coverage.
Published
June 29, 2018

LePage plans to veto Medicaid expansion funding bill

Advocates are urging 70,000 eligible Mainers to apply for benefits, even though the program is shrouded in uncertainty.
Published
June 28, 2018

Citizens group sues LePage to try to force release of Clean Election funding

The lawsuit urges a court to require the governor to sign an order freeing up campaign money that has already been set aside and promised to candidates.
Published
June 27, 2018

Commission decides Clean Election candidates will get only partial payments

Lawsuits may be next, after the panel that oversees the program is forced to limit disbursements because political wrangling has left the account short of money.
Published
June 26, 2018

Clean elections fund running dry amid partisan wrangling

More than 100 candidates might get only 28% of what they’re due as a fix for a typographical error eludes Democrats and Republicans.
Published
June 25, 2018

LePage stalls voter-approved bond package; House speaker says he’s putting jobs at risk

Maine’s governor asks the state treasurer for more time to decide if he will sign off on $117 million in new debt for the state, a tactic House Speaker Sara Gideon calls irresponsible.