Lawmakers remain gridlocked over the state’s next two-year budget and need more time to negotiate an agreement to avoid a government shutdown July 1.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Legislature should fully fund Commission on Indigent Legal Services
The independent state agency is out of money, and it’s the poor of Maine who will ultimately suffer.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Legislature passes bill to rein in drug company perks for doctors
The measure, intended to prevent conflicts of interest when doctors prescribe drugs, awaits the signature of Gov. Paul LePage.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Gov. LePage tells state agencies to prepare for partial shutdown
He asks them to identify ‘essential services’ to maintain but predicts that a budget deal will be reached in time, avoiding the chaos of the 1991 government closure.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Time to restore online burn permits – because they work
By making it easy to get a free permit, private websites were keeping Maine communities safer and saving them money.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Lawmakers table emergency burn permits bill
Many Maine municipalities are already using third-party online sites to issue their own permits.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
LePage bill, intended to create jobs, would have given special deal to Irving
Intent on jobs, the governor sought to provide incentives to biomass operators, but his plan would have increased electric rates for others.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Rep. Chace: Generic drug bill would offer greater access to affordable care
For too long, brand-name companies have kept less costly medicines off the pharmacy shelves.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Sens. Dion and Volk: Generic drug bill would be bad deal for Maine
Getting drugs onto the market faster without making sure they’re safe is a recipe for trouble.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: LePage battle against the ‘nips’ amounts to political littering
Instead of helping to fix a widespread problem, the governor scattered the Legislature’s efforts to the wind.