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Negotiations sputter ahead of final Senate vote on supplemental budget bill
The plan, which cleared a two-thirds majority in the Maine House, faltered amid Republican opposition in the Senate.
Maine lawmakers fail to pass supplemental budget to address MaineCare shortfall
The countdown is on for Maine lawmakers to pass a supplemental budget, which is needed to fill a multi-million-dollar budget shortfall for MaineCare.
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All of Maine’s federal judges recuse themselves from Laurel Libby’s lawsuit
Judges John C. Nivison, John A Woodcock, Lance E. Walker, Karen F. Wolf, Stacey D. Neumann and Nancy Torresen signed recusal ...
Maine supplemental budget flounders in the Senate after House passes plan
The Maine Senate passed a supplemental budget amendment on Tuesday, sending it to the House for final approval. The larger ...
Some funds to providers to be withheld after Maine lawmakers fail to pass budget
MaineCare is the state's Medicaid program. It provides free and low-cost health insurance to Mainers who meet certain requirements.
Various Maine education officials speak in front of lawmakers on the state of higher education
Tuesday morning in Augusta, representatives from various Maine college organizations spoke in front of a joint session of the ...
Maine health care providers brace for payment disruptions as lawmakers negotiate supplemental budget
The plan seeks to stop a funding gap in the state's Medicaid program. Time is running out to shore up the bipartisan support ...
State lawmakers again consider authorizing northern Maine transmission line
A 140-mile electric transmission line that would bring wind power from northern Maine to the New England grid has been stalled for years, but it was back before the Legislature on Tuesday as lawmakers ...
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Survivors testify to need for Maine law recognizing damage of emotional abuse
The testimony was for L.D. 670: An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases, and was provided both in person ...
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Two transgender girls, six federal agencies. How Trump is trying to pressure Maine into obedience
Maine said it wouldn’t break state law to follow President Donald Trump’s order barring transgender girls from playing girls’ ...