At stake is access to government-funded health coverage for more than 60,000 low-income Mainers.
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Maine group’s challenge: Find tax breaks to eliminate
If the group can’t come up with savings, it will mean an automatic cuts to municipal revenue sharing, which has already been reduced by $75 million.
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LePage lifts ban on tax-exempt bonds
The state aims to finance $40 million in senior and low-income rental housing in the coming months.
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Fate of contracts with MaineCare ride brokers up in the air
Legislators say they are keeping the heat on companies that arrange MaineCare rides after weeks of client complaints about missed rides to appointments, and the contracts could still be terminated if improvement isn’t made.
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Waterville psychologist’s call to seek ride for patient put on hold overnight
After calling Coordinated Transportation Solutions to see where his patient’s ride was, psychologist Richard Staples remained on hold for 21 hours — until he hung up himself.
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Testimony: Unemployment claims process tough for businesses, workers
A new six-member panel created by Gov. Paul LePage is examining the system that a former Maine Supreme Judicial Court chief justice calls “one of the most complex processes” in state government.
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Maine jobless compensation system called too complex
Commissioners hear about a system that is difficult to navigate for both employers and the unemployed.
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Kevin Raye makes congressional bid official
The Republican and former Maine Senate president says his party needs to elect someone with broad appeal.
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LePage: Prosecution of welfare fraud up in Maine
The governor says he plans to introduce more reforms to the state’s welfare system next session.
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LePage signs executive order on suicide prevention
The state says that 1,169 people died by suicide in Maine between 2007 and 2012.