AUGUSTA — Jamie Bassett of Jefferson got hurt on the job 16 years ago, and has collected workers compensation benefits ever since.
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Republican state Sen. Trahan officially resigns
As the new executive director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, he will lobby legislators on fish and wildlife bills.
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Tough decisions ahead
AUGUSTA — Republican lawmakers have rejected the most controversial piece of Gov. Paul LePage’s plan to balance the Department of Health and Human Services’ budget, which would have cut funding for homes that serve the elderly, the mentally ill and people with substance abuse problems.
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Key Republicans oppose LePage on funding cut
The proposed $60 million cut to help balance the DHHS budget would end funding for private non-medical institutions.
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LePage proposal puts senior facilities at risk
WINTHROP — In an old farmhouse on a rural road, 24 elderly Mainers live in a residential care facility that would run out of money July 1 under a proposal put forward by Gov. Paul LePage.
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LePage plan puts elderly in crisis
WINTHROP — In an old farmhouse on a rural road, 24 elderly Mainers live in a residential care facility that would run out of money July 1 under a proposal put forward by Gov. Paul LePage.
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Quieter commercials, fireworks on the way in 2012
Airline pilots will get more rest. Television commercials won’t be so loud. Smoking will be banned in all of public housing in the state and fireworks will be legal in Maine, unless individual communities decide they are not. Those are some of the federal and state regulations that take effect during 2012.
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New governor, GOP Legislature, highlight year in politics
AUGUSTA — A new Republican governor and GOP-controlled Legislature, a continuing economic slump and controversy in the Maine Turnpike Authority highlighted a fast and furious year in Maine politics.
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LePage sparks debate throughout 2011
AUGUSTA — A new Republican governor and GOP-controlled Legislature, a continuing economic slump and controversy in the Maine Turnpike Authority highlighted a fast and furious year in Maine politics.
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ON MAINE POLITICS: Guns at work remain issue
AUGUSTA — Guns, and whether they can be stored in your vehicle at work, will once again be debated by lawmakers in the upcoming session.