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Does Maine law prohibit medical billing over 6 months after the service date? | Fact brief
Legislation passed by the Maine Legislature in 2020 focuses on preventing ‘surprise’ medical bills.
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Maine hospitals wait years to be reimbursed for serving low-income residents
Hospitals are already under financial strain. Federal and state policies affecting Maine’s Medicaid program will only add pressure.
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Maine again fails to establish a statewide system to track rape kits
Two bills to create a tracking system received support in the Legislature but weren’t funded. A similar bill also failed to make it into law last year.
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Ban on untraceable firearms among dozens of bills Mills delays decisions on
Now that the 10-day window for the governor to sign bills has passed, she has the option to veto each bill or let it become law without her signature when the Legislature next meets.
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Gov. Mills won’t sign bill to limit police collaboration with immigration authorities
The bill will be held until the next legislative session, at which point the governor could veto it or allow it to become law without her signature.
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Maine lawmakers approve funding for reproductive care, homeless shelters on final day of session
The Legislature also passed a bill banning untraceable ‘ghost guns’ and sustained the 5 vetoes Gov. Janet Mills has issued so far this year.
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Maine House votes to restore Rep. Laurel Libby’s speaking privileges
She had been censured for posting a photo of a transgender high school athlete on social media.
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Did the Maine Legislature legalize psychedelic mushrooms? | Fact brief
A bill this session initially sought to decriminalize the possession of 1 ounce or less of psilocybin for people 21 or older.
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Maine lawmakers advance additional spending bills
Many of the bills advanced by the budget committee either had nominal costs or had their funding reduced, as nearly 300 bills, totalling more than $2 billion in spending over 2 years, competed for only $5 million funding.