Explore the past political contributions of every candidate for governor in 2018. Read More
Who the 4 Republican candidates for governor have given to and what it means. Read More
"It was simple and quick." Read More
“It would set a very strong precedent if the Justice Department encourages prisons and jails in Massachusetts to provide opioid replacement therapy in a correctional setting. I think that would have ramifications for the entire country." Read More
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The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has filled only about a quarter of the vacancies it was required to fill by March 1. Read More
“It is important that in our review, we are taking a holistic look at areas possibly in need of improvement,” said DHHS spokeswoman Emily Spencer. Read More
The change would be catastrophic for the training boards, according to the officials who run them, causing them to dramatically cut staff and ignore people with disabilities and other barriers to employment. Read More
One of two firms getting millions in taxpayer dollars to generate electricity from Maine wood purchased less than half of the wood it promised and fell short on other investment goals, according to a state report. Read More
The Department of Health and Human Services' “door is wide open and families are being served inconsistently,” the state’s associate director of child welfare services told a state advisory panel last June. Read More
Six school districts have started working to take over special education services from the state’s Child Development Services system before any mandate comes down from the Legislature. Read More
A Bangor Daily News survey of electricity sales pitches on Facebook revealed a realm where misleading or false advertising can go unchecked. Most recently, salespeople have latched onto an investigation of unusually high CMP bills to make their pitch. Read More
When school officials and neighbors called the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to alert the agency about suspected abuse of 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy, their reports entered a complex child welfare system. Read More
Coastal Counties Workforce Inc. had sued the LePage administration in October over the governor’s refusal to release the $8.4 million in federal job training funds to three regional boards that oversee job training services in their local areas. Read More
“People’s lives have been changed, and it’s going to be a real loss for a lot of people in these communities if it ends." Read More
The annual price tag of $2.7 million is well more than double the $1.1 million set aside for the first year of the contract. Read More
In times of crisis, Maine adults with developmental disabilities are more likely to end up in emergency rooms because the Maine Department of Health and Human Services has allowed response capacity at social service agencies to dwindle to eight crisis beds statewide. Read More
The report confirms findings of a 2016 investigation by the Bangor Daily News, showing that Mainers would have saved at least $77 million by sticking with the state-regulated power price during that time, instead of buying their power from retail sellers called "competitive electricity providers." Read More
