SKOWHEGAN (AP) — A court has ruled that Somerset County can use the revenue it receives for housing federal detainees to help pay the debt for construction of the county jail. The ruling Monday was made in response to a lawsuit brought by the county against the state Board of Corrections for payment of more […]
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Maine to hold hearing on college affordability bills
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine lawmakers are examining bills next week aimed at tackling the problem of mounting student debt. Under a bill introduced by Assistant Senate Republican Leader Roger Katz, the University of Maine and Community College systems would study a pilot program being developed in Oregon that makes college tuition free for students who […]
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Boehner to Obama: No debt hike without concessions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States moved closer to the possibility of the first-ever default on the government’s debt Sunday as Speaker John Boehner adamantly ruled out a House vote on a straightforward bill to boost the borrowing authority without concessions from President Barack Obama. With no resolution in sight, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warned […]
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Glad to get that big debt off our backs
All Mainers should stand a bit taller today knowing we have finally paid off some big debts we have been lugging around for a long time. Gov. Paul LePage visited Central Maine Medical Center on Wednesday to deliver an oversized Publishers Clearing House-style check for $43.4 million. There should be no doubt that the governor […]
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LePage to visit CMMC at 2 p.m. today to pay MaineCare debt
LEWISTON — Gov. Paul LePage will visit Central Maine Medical Center at 2 p.m. Wednesday to deliver the news that the state is making good on a $183 million debt it has owed the state’s 39 hospitals beginning in 2009. The state payment for past services provided under MaineCare, the state’s Medicaid system, will trigger […]
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Maine Democrats and LePage renew debate over Medicaid expansion
AUGUSTA — Leaders in the Legislature’s Democratic majority renewed calls Tuesday to expand the MaineCare system to cover an additional 70,000 people, including childless adults and veterans who have non-service-related medical issues not covered by the Veterans Affairs Administration. House Speaker Mark Eves, D-North Berwick, disputed Republican claims that accepting federal funds under the Affordable […]