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PublishedNovember 22, 2022
Recounts confirm Election Day winners in 3 state races
Recounts were requested in one Senate and two House races.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2022
Commission recommends annual infusion of $76 million to help Maine’s beleaguered emergency medical services
A 17-member commission recommended that $25 million immediately go to agencies in danger of failing or leaving the communities they serve.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2022
Maine House Republicans choose lobsterman as next minority leader
Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham of Winter Harbor says House Republicans are the party of 'family values and workers.'
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PublishedNovember 14, 2022
Matt Dunlap, former secretary of state, appointed Maine state auditor
He was chosen by the Legislature for the job in 2020, but had to step down because he did not meet a deadline to become a certified public accountant.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2022
Midterms reveal Republican decline across large swaths of Maine
Democrats gained strength across the lower third of the state, holding onto the Blaine House, the Legislature and both U.S. House seats. Republicans confront a party in crisis.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2022
Republicans in Maine Legislature shake up leadership after disappointing election
Senate Democrats, meanwhile, reelected leaders who helped retain the party's 22-seat majority. House Democrats will select leaders next week.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2022
Study group recommends stricter policies on access to prisoner phone calls
A legislative study group is recommending that Maine take steps to prevent police and prosecutors from having access to calls between lawyers and their clients in jail.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2022
Maine lawmakers vote to sue state agency to gain access to child death records
A committee takes the unusual step of suing Maine's Department of Health and Human Services after agency officials did not comply with a subpoena seeking records of four children who have died from abuse or neglect.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2022
Task force on health care violence recommends expanding criminal code to protect emergency department staff
In addition to statutory changes, the task force also made several recommendations for “best practices” across health care systems, law enforcement agencies and district attorneys’ offices.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2022
State delivers child protective files to legislative agency but not to lawmakers
The Government Oversight Committee last month subpoenaed records associated with child deaths, but the Department of Health and Human Services said giving them to lawmakers would violate confidentiality laws.
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