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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PublishedJanuary 5, 2018
Maine restoring public health nursing workforce
The Department of Health and Human Services is on its way to filling 50 positions to comply with a new state law motivated in part by a critical need for services in rural areas.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2018
A hardy few ventured out early to enjoy relative calm before the storm
With much of the state hunkered down and waiting for the worst, a few Mainers take advantage of not having to go to work or school.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2018
Brace yourself: Blizzard conditions Thursday, then more frigid cold
The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for coastal Maine starting at noon Thursday. Travel will be very
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2018
Maine hospitals seeing surge in flu cases, mostly of more severe type
The state reports 373 cases and 99 hospitalizations through Dec. 23, up from 52 total cases for a similar period last year.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2017
Maine Med expansion plan calls for 8-week shutdown of part of Congress Street
Portland officials say they’re not ready to accept a closure of one of the major arteries on the peninsula and will search for alternatives.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2017
Sen. Collins says votes promised on bills to stabilize ACA won’t happen until 2018
She had said passage of the two bills was critical to her supporting tax reform, so she’s ‘not happy’ that her party won’t take them up this year. Critics say ‘she got played, or … (is) playing us.’
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PublishedDecember 18, 2017
Sen. Collins says she will vote ‘yes’ on Republican tax bill
In remarks from the Senate floor Monday, Collins affirms her support and details several amendments she sought to provide relief to middle-income taxpayers.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2017
Pressure remains on Sen. Collins as vote on Republican tax bill looms next week
Maine’s senior senator applauds the inclusion of three amendments she authored as the final version of the bill is released Friday.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2017
As ACA hangs in balance, health care task force pursues Maine-based solutions
The bipartisan group of residents, lawmakers and representatives from hospitals, insurers and Maine businesses will seek ways to make health coverage more affordable, with a single-payer system a long shot among possible strategies.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2017
Sign-ups for ACA insurance ‘robust’ in Maine as deadline for 2018 nears
More than 40,000 residents have applied – many buying basic plans with no premiums – even as tax reform in Congress threatens to disrupt the health care program.
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