The measure cleared the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee with majority Democrats favoring the change and Republicans opposing it.
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Maine adapted election rules for the pandemic; bills would make changes permanent
Measures call for continuing the use of ballot drop boxes and an absentee ballot tracking tool.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Court should protect Maine’s sound redistricting process
A slow census makes it impossible for the state to keep our constitution’s tight deadlines.
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Direct-care agencies urge Maine lawmakers to raise reimbursement rates
The Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee is considering several bills that would boost the pay for those who provide direct care to Mainers with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Let’s close gaps in MaineCare to achieve health equity for all Mainers
For the well-being of every resident and Maine’s economy, everyone needs access to affordable care, regardless of their immigration status.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine redistricting thrown into confusion by census delay, constitutional Catch-22
The state’s process insulates against gerrymandering, unless one party has supermajority control of the Legislature.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Politics
Immigrants in Maine could regain access to health care benefits
Legislation sponsored by Assistant House Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross of Portland would roll back a 2011 change that prohibited non-citizens from receiving state Medicaid benefits.
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Committee votes to give DEP more power to clean up ‘forever chemicals’
Maine’s 2 U.S. senators, meanwhile, are asking the Biden administration to allow states to use federal stimulus money to address PFAS contamination.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Bills requiring photo ID for Maine voters poised for defeat in Legislature
On a series of party-line votes, 3 bills that would require voters to show photo ID at the polls were rejected by majority Democrats on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee.
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Federal toxicologist, health advocates push for tougher limits on ‘forever chemicals’
The debate in Augusta over health standards for PFAS is occurring against a backdrop of a growing contamination hotspot in central Maine.