Lawmakers from both parties say the state must embrace recommendations outlined in the report.
John Richardson
Portland Press Herald
John Richardson is the managing editor for the Portland Press Herald.
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Facilities for elderly, disabled once valuable, suddenly expendable
LePage administration officials fought to save funding for group and assisted-living homes, then sought a full cutoff.
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Portland CVS robbed; police seek tips
A man with a blanket over his head walked into the CVS at the Westgate Shopping Plaza on Sunday and demanded drugs.
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Giving to charities surprisingly steady
Hard times make the need greater and expectations lower, but groups find that generosity comes through.
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Family in Portland awaits word as search for toddler continues
Police, wardens and volunteers in Waterville look for Ayla Reynolds, missing since Saturday.
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Search for missing toddler continues
The FBI has been called in to assist state and local police and the Maine Warden Service in the search for 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds.
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Case managers, who work with most vulnerable, fear the consequences of cuts
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has proposed cutting state funding for a little-known line item called Targeted Case Management. It’s small piece of the $220 million in proposed budget cuts — potentially saving a few million over the next 18 months. But targeted case managers have a big impact around the state and keep people […]
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LePage says Medicaid cuts a necessity
At a press conference, Gov. LePage defends his plan. Down the hall, scores of Mainers testified about how the cuts will impact their lives.
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Physicians weigh in
A task force that’s developing recommendations to fight prescription drug abuse surveyed physicians and other prescribers in October. Some respondents wrote comments on the questionnaires expressing frustration with Maine’s abuse problem and the need for more action. Some of the comments focused on the state’s Prescription Monitoring Program, a database of all opiate prescriptions. Doctors […]
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Group compiles ideas to combat opiate addiction
Even as cuts loom in state resources, a task force of lawmakers and health experts looks to education programs and changes in the law to reduce the problem in Maine.