The Maine Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee (GOC) will subpoena confidential case files related to the recent deaths of four children…
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In a July 20 meeting, the Government Oversight Committee (GOC) met and further discussed its ongoing investigation into the Office…
With the 130th Maine Legislature’s second session completed, except for a veto day to be held May 9, several tobacco-related…
On February 15, Gov. Janet Mills released her supplemental budget proposal, which includes $850 million in proposed spending and provides…
According to Department of Health and Human Service (DHHS) Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew, Maine healthcare workers will not be able to…
Gov. Janet Mills’ administration recently announced it is awarding Maine hospitals and long-term care facilities $146 million to support workforce…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced a new vaccine requirement for healthcare workers on August 12, and it didn’t take long…
On August 12, Gov. Janet Mills announced that all Maine healthcare workers will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19…
LD 1045 sets the stage for a disastrous and expensive government takeover of Maine’s health care system.
Though Maine’s state of emergency expired on June 30, some changes to rules and regulations instituted through executive order will remain in effect until the end of 2021.
According to data provided by the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of July 6, 44.5% of…
The bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 123-23 and the Senate by a vote of 32-3. It received bipartisan support in both chambers.
If the tragedies of the last month show us anything, it is that the current child protection system is drastically failing, and it must be reformed.
On Wednesday afternoon, Maine’s Health and Human Services Committee will hold a public hearing on LD 1344, a department bill…
State government spending has rapidly outpaced population growth in Maine over the last decade, according to a new report published…
After telling the public that the Maine Principals’ Association (MPA) would have the final say in returning to high school…
Governor Mills’ first move in office was to sign an executive order expanding Medicaid to more than 70,000 Mainers. Maine…
Last week, Governor Janet Mills announced that Maine will pursue a state-based health insurance marketplace using the federal IT platform…
Medicaid expansion enrollment under Governor Janet Mills is taking off – almost 16,800 individuals have enrolled to receive Medicaid benefits…
Lawmakers on the Health and Human Services Committee yesterday held a public hearing on a bill, sponsored by Rep. Beth…
This piece first appeared in the Portland Press Herald. During her recent inaugural address, Gov. Mills warned Maine residents that a recession…
Last week I sent Governor-elect Janet Mills my administration’s recommended budget proposal. I called her attention to key measures I…
The tragic deaths of two little girls under the watch of DHHS is spurring needed reforms to Maine’s child welfare…
Speaker of the House Sara Gideon is trying to pull a fast one on Mainers. She is pushing a bill…
It was stunning to read headlines accusing the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) of misappropriation regarding the TANF…
Under Gov. Paul LePage’s leadership, the State has reigned in irresponsible spending and upheld the rights of Mainers. But recently…
Since less than half of the welfare fraud cases presented to Attorney General Janet Mills have been prosecuted, Governor Paul…
Recently, the Bangor Daily News (BDN) published this article which describes the supposed “problem” of errors by the Maine Department…
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has implemented a new rule to detect and deter EBT card…
Today, Mary Mayhew, commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services, was a guest on The Daily Signal to…
This week, the Maine Department of Health and Human Service announced that they are on track to break last year’s…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced yesterday its ongoing plan to use more than $89…
AUGUSTA — Today the Department of Health and Human Services released the fiscal note attached to Senator Tom Saviello’s bill…
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services may face substantial financial penalties for failing to process food stamp applications…
In the past few weeks, media outlets have slammed Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for the growing…
An estimated 8,600 food stamp recipients in Maine whose assets exceed $5,000 may soon be ineligible to receive benefits, according…
Greetings from Amherst to all readers of the Maine Wire: With fewer than 90 days to Election Day, it’s time…
AUGUSTA – Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew delivered the Paul LePage administration’s weekly address, focusing on…
AUGUSTA – A top Republican lawmaker on the Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee is questioning the objectivity of non-partisan…
A new report published Aug. 19 by the Cato Institute has shed light on the extent of government dependence in…
AUGUSTA – In a late night session of the Maine House of Representatives, state lawmakers clung mostly to party lines…
AUGUSTA – In a party line vote Wednesday, the Maine House of Representatives passed L.D. 230, An Act To Establish…
AUGUSTA – Governor Paul R. LePage has proposed a balanced state budget that reflects necessary fiscal discipline which reduces the…
Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew informed the Legislature on Friday that the projected $12.5 million…
I guess, if I had to stand in a crowd listening to President Obama brag about what he’s done so…
This is the first of a series of exclusive interviews that The Maine Wire will be conducting with Governor Paul…
An almost unbelievable chart from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services might shed some light on why they…
By Leif Parsell Facing structural shortfalls in the budget of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Governor Paul…
At a time when books and films about vampires and werewolves are enjoying a renaissance, at least among teen readers,…
State Rep. Mark Eves (D- North Berwick) and MHPC CEO Lance Dutson appeared this week on MPBN’s MaineWatch to discuss…
by Leif Parsell To begin a contentious week of hearings on the shortfall and proposed fixes in the budget of…