LePage offers details on how he wants to fix Maine’s child welfare system
There may be a lot for legislators to agree with the governor on, but potential sticking points are beginning to emerge.
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Lawmakers: LePage gag order means we can’t tell if DHHS is doing its job
Gov. Paul LePage’s reluctance or refusal to send department heads to answer questions for legislative committees continues.
LePage allies, foes back legislative probe of how DHHS handled child abuse claims
The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee will consider whether to direct its watchdog agency, the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability, to launch an investigation into the events leading up to a 10-year-old Stockton Springs girl’s alleged murder by her mother and stepfather.
LePage echoes Trump in blaming ‘both sides’ for Virginia violence
After remaining largely silent on the past weekend’s violence in Virginia, Gov. Paul LePage erupted Thursday on the radio. Maine’s Republican governor echoed President Donald Trump’s reaction to the Charlottesville conflict, assigning equal blame to white supremacists and counter-protesters who showed up to oppose a rally against removing a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. […]
Fighting drugs, freeing hedgehogs: Here are Maine lawmakers’ priorities for 2017
Good morning from Augusta, where the Maine Legislature on Monday released the list of all 1,824 bills proposed by lawmakers in 2017. The New Year ritual sends many State House observers into their bunkers to parse it all. Here are the items of consequence — and non-consequence — that we found: The biggest issue: Maine’s opiate crisis, which drove a […]
Legislature slates hearing on LePage mental health facility, but it could be moot
Good morning from Augusta, where the Maine Legislature will hit the ground running with a big hearing next week. But the issue they’re examining may be moot in a big way. I’m talking about the struggle between Gov. Paul LePage’s administration and most of the Maine Legislature over a new, 22-bed mental health facility to […]
