Lawmakers approved an investigation of the Maine Department of Health and Humans services. Members of the Legislature's government oversight committee want to know why they only recently learned about a computer problems that led to thousands of unauthorized Medicaid payments, even though managers within the Department had been aware of the issue for more than a year.
If the Maine House follows the direction of the Senate, the state may soon have a new formula for distributing money to cities and towns. The Senate gave initial support to a bill that would eventually restore municipal revenue sharing and, supporters said, help equalize the way in which it is distributed.
Maine lawmakers have taken a big step toward winding up the year's work as the Appropriations Committee agreed on a supplemental state budget for the two years ending in mid-2013.
For years there have been differing definitions of independent contractor with unemployment using one and workers comp another.
A University of Maine student has been killed in a single-vehicle accident in Old Town according to police.
A legislative panel has OK'd an investigation into a computer error that caused the state's Medicaid program, known as MaineCare, to continue covering thousands of people after they lost eligibility.
A man from Standish is charged with juror tampering during a trial for triple murder in Aroostook County.
A new government report finds that the six New England states have some of the lowest teen birth rates in the nation.
Police have released the name of the Massachusetts man who died after falling into the ocean while walking along some rocks in southern Maine.
The Maine House has voted to support a bill that eliminates collective bargaining rights for private child-care providers who receive state subsidies.
