The Legislature votes unanimously to increase reimbursement rates for direct care workers.
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Lawmakers agree to return for special session, over LePage’s objections
House Republicans, the lone holdouts, agree to work on a supplemental budget and other matters as long as Medicaid expansion is voted on separately, but legislative actions could be upended by the governor.
Gridlock breaks as Legislature’s budget committee agrees on $41 million in spending
The Appropriations Committee agrees to a package of bills largely aimed at helping the disabled, the elderly and those with substance use disorders, and progress is being made toward bringing lawmakers back for funding votes.
Coalition of 126 groups pleads with Maine lawmakers to finish their work, but nobody budges
Left undone amid a legislative standoff are dozens of spending measures that affect social services, education, the environment, transportation systems, county jails and more.
Maine lawmakers inch forward in effort to fund jails, pay more to direct care workers
Other measures, including a rollback of the minimum wage and Medicaid expansion funding, remain unresolved.
Jim Fossel: Maine lawmakers should fix election funding, then limit it
The typo that cut off Clean Elections money ought to be corrected quickly, before changing the policy.
Maine legislative leaders returning Wednesday to negotiate on key bills
Republicans and Democrats on the budget-writing committee are running out of time to reach deals.
Portland councilor, business owner vying for state Senate seat
Jill Duson and state Rep. Heather Sanborn will square off in the Democratic primary.
Maine Voices: State’s failure to fund jails threatens an already barebones system
Lawmakers should treat the county facilities like they do other necessary infrastructure and provide adequate assistance.
Maine lawmakers voice objections to CMP power line in letter to Massachusetts regulators
The co-chairmen of two legislative committees say they don’t think the 145-mile transmission line proposed by CMP would benefit Maine.