An estimated 20,000 will be affected by federally approved eligibility changes. Many expect to struggle to get health care and make ends meet.
Kelley Bouchard
Staff Writer
Kelley writes about some of the most critical aspects of Maine’s economy and future growth, including transportation, immigration, retail and small business, commercial development and tourism, with emphasis on consumer issues, sustainability and minority ownership. Her wider experience includes municipal and state government, education, history, human rights, health and elder care, the environment and the housing crisis. A Maine native and University of Maine graduate, she was a college intern for two summers at the former Lewiston Evening Journal. She previously worked at the Ipswich Chronicle, Beverly Times and Salem Evening News in Massachusetts. Favorite pastimes include gardening, cooking for family and friends, streaming foreign TV series and kayaking at camp.
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Mainer has stake in moms-took-DES trial
A Boston case is likely to affect a class-action suit with plaintiffs such as a Richmond woman plagued by illness.
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Turns out there IS a doctor in the House
Well, three, actually, and another in the state Senate. Together with other medical professionals, they make up a powerful bloc as Maine confronts its health care future.
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Portland schools seek public input on $46M building plan
Voters will be asked in November to consider replacing Hall and renovating four other Portland elementary schools.
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Gay couple turned away from getting married in Litchfield
The incident, described as a misunderstanding, occurred on the third day that gay couples were able to wed legally in Maine.
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Newspaper series spurs call to action
State lawmakers and members of Congress say it showed a need for more data and better training.
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More than 40 gay couples licensed to wed in Maine
In communities all over the state, same-sex couples obtain licenses to stand for the first time before their friends and family and be able to say: ‘We’re married!’
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44 couples obtain marriage licenses
The legal barrier dismantled by November’s vote, same-sex couples line up to make “it official.”
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Maine officials acting amid a surge in gonorrhea
The 441 infections in 2012, many involving people in their 20s, is quadruple the number reported in 2008.
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Portland officials eager to see proposals for Nova Scotia ferry service
They’re due Jan. 24, and if one is accepted, the service to Canada could benefit both tourism and transport.