The state asked for a waiver of the federal six-month waiting period to let asylum seekers go to work, but no such provision exists in federal law.
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Maine news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Warding off the winter blues
As the cloudy days wear on, with little sunshine, there are things we can do to help ward off the winter doldrums, Amy Calder writes.
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Posted inBusiness, Health, Maine, Politics
Task force calls for reforms to regulate hidden hospital fees
A group, formed in response to a Press Herald investigation, recommends changes to Maine law to address often confusing and frustrating hospital billing practices.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World
The battle to change Native American logos wages on, but some communities are reinstating them
A 2019 law in Maine prohibits Native American logos in public schools and colleges.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine’s highest court vacates termination of mother’s parental rights
The justices found that the state failed to provide critical nursing services that the child was legally entitled to receive and could have made a difference in the case.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Proposal would extend program for low-income electricity customers struggling to pay bills
A law that helps customers catch up on past-due electric bills by forgoing a portion of the past amount is set to expire in September.
Posted inMaine
Party-line committee vote spells trouble for proposed constitutional right to abortion
The bill now goes to the Senate, where at least two Republicans would need to join with Democrats to get the two-thirds threshold needed for the constitutional amendment.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Maine Republicans oppose background checks for private gun sales
The governor’s office said Republicans mischaracterized the background check proposal and incorrectly stoked fear that it would lead to a registry of firearm owners.
Posted inMaine
Carthage woman sent to hospital after two-vehicle collision in Farmington
Sholarn Jones, 50, of Carthage complained of chest pain and was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Gardiner Ambulance puts out plan to clear $900,000 it’s owed, make costs more predictable
The Gardiner Ambulance Service, which serves all or part of eight communities in southern Kennebec County, relies on revenue from ambulance calls and annual payments from its partners to keep the service afloat.