The budget is necessary to fill a hole at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Susan M. Cover
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AG says treasurer can’t run businesses
Bruce Poliquin may own businesses, but others must manage them, the attorney general writes in a letter.
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Deal to reduce Maine’s shortfall brings praise, attacks
A legislative panel hopes its $140 million package wins two-thirds approval, but Gov. LePage says it’s flawed.
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LePage: Parts of bipartisan budget deal ‘unacceptable’
The $140 million budget, which would close an immediate shortfall at DHHS, was passed unanimously by Democrats and Republicans on the Appropriations Committee.
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Maine budget committee votes to cap Medicaid to childless adults
The committee backs cutting in half a program the governor wanted eliminated.
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Maine parties at odds over funding Health and Human Services
The latest budget holdup centers on a proposal to drop about 14,000 parents from MaineCare.
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LePage pushes lawmakers to make his cuts
The governor threatens to veto any plan that keeps health insurance for childless adults.
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LePage: Bipartisan budget plan ‘full of gimmicks’
But Republicans and Democrats on the Appropriations Committee say the governor’s attack only distracts them from their work.
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Democrats, GOP set for big election year
Control of both houses of the Maine Legislature is once again up for grabs in November’s election.
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State House: Panel’s guidelines would ban bias-based profiling
The bill did not stem from any particular incident but followed federal efforts to prevent racial profiling.