The bill goes to Gov. Paul LePage for his signature.
Joe Lawlor
Staff Writer
Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people.
He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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Maine Senate fails to override LePage’s veto of MaineCare rides bill
The vote along party lines is 20-15, which falls short of the two-thirds majority necessary for a successful override.
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Harvard Pilgrim likely to join Maine’s health insurance marketplace
The Massachusetts-based nonprofit plans to be the third ACA option for Mainers in 2015, with sign-ups beginning this fall.
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Tests on Mainers set to start in national study of diabetes and Vitamin D
One of the largest such studies ever done in the state will help indicate whether the vitamin can help prevent the more common form of the disease.
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Maine State Police arrest couple wanted in Massachusetts shooting
Police stop the vehicle on Interstate 295 in Bowdoin.
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Uninsured given extra time to sign up for Affordable Care Act
Maine residents are signing up at fast pace in the final week.
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Maine Senate votes in favor of MaineCare rides fixes
The bill would cancel the contract of underperforming company CTS and give local providers a better chance to win contracts. DHHS opposes the plan.
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Legalizing marijuana could fund Gov. LePage’s anti-drug bill
Lawmakers discuss putting pot legalization before voters, where a ‘yes’ vote would provide taxes to fund the governor’s beefed-up anti-drug fight.
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Three key Maine races uncontested in primaries
Candidates for the 1st District, governor and senator will run unopposed in their primaries.
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After cancer, a haven for young-adult survivors in Maine
A Bridgton man who survived a scare in his 20s found that support can be scarce. Then he learned of a peer group and began reaching out to help others like him.