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PublishedDecember 6, 2023
Maine DHHS commissioner questioned about child deaths, caseworker complaints
Jeanne Lambrew acknowledges problems within the child protection office during testimony before the Legislature's Government Oversight Committee.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2023
State agency, legislative committee clash in supreme court hearing over records
Lawmakers on the Government Oversight Committee are appealing a lower court's decision that barred them from access to confidential child protective records.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2023
Watchdog finds ‘errors on top of errors’ in death of 6-week-old Jaden Harding
A state watchdog agency submitted the critical report to a legislative committee Wednesday.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2023
Six-month delay notifying Mainers of state data breach draws ire
Cyber experts differ in whether the delay was warranted.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2023
Frustrated mother says state failed to protect her baby
Reginald Melvin, 30, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Wednesday. A state watchdog will now review how Child Protective Services dealt with Melvin before his son died in 2021.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2023
Former Maine Med official sentenced to 5 years for fraud
Joshua Cory Frances, 46, pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from Maine Med and falsely claiming he was a Homeland Security officer to buy two boats through a federal agency.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2023
Weekend’s bitter cold leaves some significant water damage in its wake
Homes, businesses, schools and government buildings were damaged from broken water pipes stemming from the arctic blast last weekend.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2022
Butterfield case highlights disagreements between advocates on treatment for people with serious mental illnesses
Families of loved ones with serious mental illnesses say the state's disability advocacy organization has stood in the way of expanding services.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2022
Poland woman points finger at system for not preventing murder
Yaicha Provencher says she was never told about a long-term treatment program available in Maine, despite her ex-boyfriend's many hospitalizations.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2022
Judge denies legislators access to child protection files
Members of the Legislature's Government Oversight Committee do not have the right to see confidential files regarding four children who were killed last year, the ruling says.
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