The identities of at least 35 doctors have been stolen, according to the state’s medical association, and that number will likely grow.
Eric Russell
Staff Writer
Eric Russell has been a general assignment reporter at the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram since 2012 and has been a journalist in Maine since 2004. Because he doesn’t have a specific geographic or topical area to cover, Eric often is free to roam the state in pursuit of the most interesting stories, whether it’s tackling the big topic of the day or chasing ideas that fall just outside the boundaries of everyday news. His favorite assignments are ones where he can leave the office and meet with people in their homes or their workplaces to talk about their struggles and challenges – and sometimes their triumphs. Or to try and answer complicated questions. Eric grew up in Southern Maine, went to college at the University of Maine and worked in Bangor for eight years before joining the Press Herald. He lives in Brunswick with his wife, a school teacher, and two daughters.
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Maine trooper has close call with wild turkey
As he approached a flock of birds on Interstate 95, one of them flew directly into his windshield.
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Cutler releases Maine tax reform plan
Independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler’s plan would reduce property taxes by up to 40 percent, and pay for it by expanding the sales tax.
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Maine treasure hunter Greg Brooks scrutinized by state fraud agency
The Office of Securities is soliciting information from investors or would-be investors.
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Maine bill to expand state control of county jails wins widespread support
A legislator says the proposal would give the Board of Corrections tools to combat inefficiencies.
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LePage’s plan for special ‘Open for Business Zones’ rejected by Senate
The governor calls the vote ‘the latest attack by job-killing liberal politicians.’
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Medicaid expansion bill dies, can’t overcome LePage veto
The bill would have extended care to more than 60,000 low-income Mainers. LePage said he didn’t trust the federal government to follow through on its promise to pay for it.
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Angus King vote fuels talk of a switch to Republicans
But the independent Maine senator says he’ll decide after the elections based on what’s best for his state.
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Medicare paid 14 Maine doctors at least $1 million each in 2012
And payments statewide totaled $300 million that year, according to data made public for the first time – but much of it goes to costs, not profits.
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House bill makes LePage’s welfare reforms unlikely
Democrats squeak through a compromise different from one passed by the Senate, making a deal a long shot.