The proposal would ensure the insurers are spending enough on claims and improving care for customers.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inMaine, News
Drowning victim found on Scarborough shore is identified as Cape Elizabeth woman
Police say an autopsy determined that Helen Armide, 37, drowned.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Maine delegates decry ‘broken promise’ in China lobster-buying deal
All four members of the state’s congressional delegation say China is not living up to a 2020 trade deal to buy more Maine lobster.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
NECEC lays out legal argument against power line ban in newly filed legal briefs
The developers of the 145-mile transmission line are appealing a lower court’s ruling to the state supreme court, saying it is unconstitutionally retroactive.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
State to merge health insurance markets in bid to help small businesses
State insurance regulators said the merger of the individual and small group markets will promote price stability and lower premiums.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools & Education
High lead levels found in Maine schools’ drinking water
About a third of the examined sites exceed federal limits as results of state-mandated testing begin to be reported.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine businesses and residents feel inflation’s bite
Business owners and consumers say higher prices threaten to slow the state’s economic recovery as inflation hits a 40-year high.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Gov. Mills proposes electric bill credit for 90,000 low-income Mainers
The one-time, $90-per-customer credit, to be issued by the end of March, would help offset higher electricity rates.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, New England, News
Former Mainer’s lawsuit alleges Boston hotel’s owner and workers failed to protect her from being raped
The woman alleges that she was sexually assaulted twice by an Auburn man at the Westin hotel, and that workers didn’t help her even though she was clearly incapacitated.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Repeal of mask mandate in Portland draws mixed reaction from residents and businesses
Some business owners welcome the change, saying they don’t want to police enforcement, while others say they may still require masks.