Children with mental and behavioral health needs end up ‘languishing’ in hospitals for months on end thanks to long waiting lists and administrative barriers to treatment.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Brewer lawmaker revives effort to ban child marriages in Maine
The legislation by Rep. Kevin O’Connell is part of a broader push to eliminate child marriage in the United States, and elsewhere, to prevent the exploitation of minors, especially girls.
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Maine lawmaker pleads not guilty to fraud charges, says he’ll resign
Rep. Clinton Collamore, who is accused of defrauding Maine’s clean elections program, also said he will return the salary he has collected since being sworn in, as well as the public campaign funding he received.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Bill to add substance use disorder as a cause of death sets ‘terrible precedent,’ medical examiner says
The bill would mandate listing substance use disorder as the cause of death when applicable, but Maine’s chief medical examiner said it’s a bad idea.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Mandate for group homes could devastate Maine’s recovery community
Requiring recovery residences to spend money on installing sprinkler systems means that far fewer will open and some will close – all amid an overdose crisis and a housing shortage.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Maine Republicans to Whole Foods: Blacklist lobster, lose state tax benefits
Republican lawmakers unveil a suite of bills to protect Maine’s $1.7 billion lobster industry and punish those who would threaten it.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Mills unveils steps to expand opioid treatment, protect children
The governor announced the initiatives during a speech in which she also urged lawmakers to support her proposed two-year state budget.
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Lawmakers consider state buyback program for farms ruined by tainted sludge
But there is disagreement about the best way to reimburse the growing number of farmers whose livelihoods have been devastated by forever chemicals, especially those who already have been waiting years for help.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Waldoboro lawmaker accused of fraud and forgery continues to collect salary
Democratic Rep. Clinton Collamore Sr. heads to court this week to face 20 counts of aggravated forgery, 11 counts of unsworn falsification and 1 count of violating the Maine Clean Election Act.
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State did not mishandle case of child who died from overdose, report says
Three-year-old Hailey Goding overdosed on her mother’s drugs after state caseworkers had investigated a previous report of drug exposure.