The Government Oversight Committee votes to issue subpoenas after administration officials decline to answer questions about ordering an employee to shred documents relating to a grant program.
Joe Lawlor
Staff Writer
Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people.
He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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DHHS considers changing how personal questions are asked on MaineCare online forms
Amid concerns over intrusiveness, more context may be added to queries about where a child was conceived or why a parent left a home.
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MaineCare application asks personal questions, such as where a child was conceived
DHHS says questions on the form have a purpose and are not meant to intrude, but others object.
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Access to dental care in rural Maine center of dental therapists debate
A mostly nonpartisan issue in the Legislature has divided hygienists and dentists who argue about the root of the problem: poor access or poor funding.
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CVS follows Maine chain’s lead by dropping tobacco
Downeast Pharmacy stopped selling the products in 1993, a bold move then, and Bow Street Market has done the same.
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Maine dental therapist bill heats up, but impact may be minimal
The program is modeled after Minnesota, which has not seen an influx of dental therapists.
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Maine’s lax follow-up policy penalizes some day care sites, critics say
Is progress made at child care facilities given conditional licenses? With no formal updates, it’s hard to say. An advocate calls it ‘a pretty big hole.’
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Maine House votes for new ‘dental therapist’ program
The profession could do limited work on teeth under the bill, aimed at improving access to dental care.
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Maine may hire more inspectors after reports of abuse at Lyman day care
Also, a legislative committee will consider tightening regulations to improve oversight.
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Maine legislators to consider tighter oversight of child care centers
They may push for more inspectors and other changes to protect kids after a ‘toxic and unsafe’ center in Lyman still got a conditional license.