Escalating pressure on U.S. Sen. Susan Collins from both sides of the debate over President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee won’t rush her decision. Read More
Health and Human Services Commissioner Ricker Hamilton has dedicated more than 40 years to state service, including working for DHHS since 1982, most of it in adult protective services. Read More
Bates has been at the center of controversy since reports last week alleged that he had sexual or romantic relationships with high school girls while he was their teacher or coach. Bates has denied the allegations. Read More
Chipping away at the stigma that blocks too many people addicted to drugs and their loved ones from seeking recovery options emerged as the priority Wednesday in a gathering that included three candidates for governor. Read More
While his mouth has attracted most of the attention, there is no denying that his use of the veto pen will cement his place in the history books. Read More
A state representative from Winthrop is recovering from serious burns he suffered Tuesday in an accident on his property. Read More
A system with a reputation for not responding to reports of child abuse or neglect will be the focus of new legislation coming from Gov. Paul LePage, Maine’s health and human services chief told lawmakers on Tuesday. Read More
The Maine Legislature on Monday agreed to $200 million in bond projects to send to voters in November, after more than a year of stagnation about how much to borrow and for what. Read More
The Maine Hospital Association called a suggestion by Gov. Paul LePage that it pitch in to fund Medicaid expansion “absurd” and rejected his claim that the hundreds of millions of dollars in uncompensated care it provides every year is because of what the governor called “bad business decisions.” Read More
“It’s the law of the land,” Gov. Paul LePage said during a radio interview Thursday. “If they can make a case for getting rid of it, let’s do it.” Read More
The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee voted unanimously Thursday to subpoena Maine Health and Human Services Commissioner Ricker Hamilton to its next meeting after Hamilton didn’t show up Thursday as promised to discuss the state’s response to the deaths of two young girls at the hands of their caregivers. Read More
A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump’s administration’s defunct voter fraud commission to surrenders its papers and documents to Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap, who has been demanding them for months. Read More
The Maine Ethics Commission’s ability to disburse money to candidates from the Maine Clean Election Fund is headed for even murkier water than it was already in, according to Executive Director Jonathan Wayne. Read More
A new push to ask Maine voters again whether they favor legal adult-use marijuana fizzled Tuesday when a majority of the Maine Senate voted against it.. Read More
LePage’s office said Monday that the governor needs additional time to review the bond offering, which the state treasurer has canceled for now. Read More
Maine State Treasurer Terry Hayes said Friday that Gov. Paul LePage has refused to approve the sale of $117 million in bonds funding hundreds of construction projects and backfilling $54.5 million in funds that were borrowed internally from state government’s cash pool earlier this year. Read More
This is the second time in recent weeks that Zak Ringelstein has been charged during a protest. Read More
Money to support candidates using Maine’s publicly funded campaign finance system is emerging as the major friction point at the State House as lawmakers slog through the second day of a planned three-day special legislative session. Read More
Lawmakers agreed on a tax conformity package but not funding for administrative costs to expand the state’s Medicaid program. Read More
State election workers forged new ground Friday when the process of counting ranked-choice voting kicked off with political observers hovering to ensure they do it right. Read More
