L.D. 181 would require DHHS to eliminate the barriers to providing residential care for Maine young people closer to home.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Schools and Education
Legislators consider bills to tackle educator shortage
The Legislature’s Education and Cultural Affairs Committee heard testimony Tuesday about multiple bills aimed at bolstering the state’s educator workforce.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics
State budget rancor grows ahead of Thursday vote
Democrats are expected to pass a current services budget this week and postpone any discussion about Republican demands for income tax breaks until later in the session.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Lawmakers urged to provide MaineCare coverage to noncitizens
The bill sponsored by House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, would extend health coverage to newly arrived asylum seekers and other noncitizens. Republicans oppose the proposal, citing what they say is its $7 million price tag.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: No good will come from ban on flavored tobacco in Maine
Looking for a catastrophic policy failure? Look no further!
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: ‘One-stop shop’ for new residents has untold potential
Whether or not Maine gets the federal waiver on asylum seeker work authorization it desires, the state must be ready and waiting for it.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Democrats advance majority budget after talks with Republicans break down
Republicans had sought $200 million in income tax cuts for low- and middle-income Mainers, a goal one lawmaker said Democrats ‘flatly rejected.’
Posted inLocal & State
Legislators tentatively OK probe into workplace culture at state fire marshal’s office
Complaints about the office surfaced when Deputy Fire Marshal Richard McCarthy was nominated to take over the agency last month.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Maine lawmakers hear calls for higher taxes on the wealthy, or for no income taxes at all
The tax reform debate is expected to heat up in the coming weeks as legislative leaders from both parties negotiate how to allocate nearly $1 billion in surplus revenue.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Democrats move to pass baseline budget to prevent chance of state shutdown
The move would allow continued debate about whether to increase spending or cut taxes, or both.