The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee has tabled a bill that would require police to obtain a warrant before deploying an unmanned aerial vehicle.
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LePage pushes passage of Medicaid payoff plan
Gov. Paul LePage said Wednesday that “nothing gets done” until lawmakers pass his Medicaid reimbursement payoff plan.
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Lawmakers tackle proposal to boost marketing of lobster
One proposal would increase license surcharges through 2016 to fund the Lobster Promotion Council.
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Physicians: Maine’s hospitals key to Medicaid expansion
Doctors want to increase eligibility, but they say hospitals are waiting for debt issues to be resolved.
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LePage pick for Dirigo board rejected
A panel rejects Jonathan McKane’s nomination 8-5, though it will still go before the full Legislature.
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Maine Democrats make case for expansion of Medicaid
The state’s Democratic leaders will exert public pressure on Gov. LePage to give up his resistance and follow other Republican governors.
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Dirigo critic faces confirmation hearing Tuesday
‘Flies’ author identified / Grand theft auto / Why they call it ‘Vacationland’ / Differing on guns, aligned on business
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LePage’s pick for Dirigo Health head faces Legislature on Tuesday
Jonathan McKane, a longtime critic of Maine’s Dirigo Health program, is Paul LePage’s pick to head the program; Bob Higgins is unmasked as man behind “The Cutler Flies”; a Waterboro legislator wants to legalize loaded guns and crossbows in vehicles; Sen. Troy Jackson took a swipe at the governor’s vacation spot; and Down East Energy’s boss was named to the Brunswick Naval Air Station’s redevelopment panel.
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In Maine, ‘sunshine’ law’s fate looks dim
Several bills are proposed that would further block access to government data, inhibiting the public’s right to know.
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LePage: Pay hospitals or all bills get vetoed
Democrats denounce the governor’s threat to stop any legislation other than his plan to resolve Maine’s debt to medical centers through a new state liquor operation.