Patient advocates dispute the accuracy of apparent declines in missed rides, saying the data omit patients who have simply given up
Steve Mistler
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Maine lawmakers await progress report on MaineCare rides
Legislative leaders have remained mostly in the background as reports detail deeply flawed program.
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Republican effort to tie welfare to work search may stall in Maine
The lawmaker behind the measure expects Democrats to kill the bill on a technicality.
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LePage’s ‘47% don’t work’ claim draws fire
State labor statistics show his assertion is incorrect, as 60 percent of Mainers who are eligible to work are employed, and many others are retired, caregivers or going to school.
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Maine kept in dark on health care sign-up data
U.S. officials won’t provide numbers until November, leaving a state panel unsure if more public-awareness efforts are needed.
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LePage lifts civil emergency order
His political opponents had questioned why the order was in effect after the federal shutdown ended.
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Maine workers, parks are ‘back in business’
But Gov. LePage’s civil emergency edict is still, inexplicably, in effect.
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Secret surplus? Nope, Gov. LePage just kidding
That’s what his spokesman says after the governor told a conservative group he had hidden $47 million from Democrats.
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LePage declared emergency to help state workers, he says
He says it will help laid-off workers get benefits faster, but the union is skeptical of his motives.
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Funding loss for Maine psych center scrutinized
Lawmakers question Maine state officials, with one denying the federal government’s claims that his auditors were too lenient.