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Video Record of Maine House Debates LD 1487, "An Act To Implement Managed Care in the MaineCare Program" #mepolitics HHS Chair Rep. Dick Farnsworth (D-Portland) Presents LD 1487 Rep. Corey Wilson (R-Augusta) supporting LD 1487…

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Weekly Address of Governor Paul LePage, er, DHHS Commish Mary Mayhew: "Most Vulnerable Will Keep Paying the Price for Medicaid Expansion"

Weekly Address of Gov LePage, er, DHHS' Mayhew: "Most Vulnerable Will Keep Paying the Price for Medicaid Expansion"

Last night progressive site Dirigo Blue broke the news that that either Governor LePage’s office or DHHS enlisted the communications directors from other Maine state agencies to lobby against Medicaid expansion:

John Bott – Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Doug Dunbar – Office of Fiscal and Program Review

Scott Fish – Department of Corrections

David Heidrich – Department of…

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Maine GOP- Yes, REPUBLICANS!- To Attempt Compromised/ Combined Medicaid Expansion Bill

Maine GOP- Yes, REPUBLICANS!- To Attempt Medicaid Expansion Bill #mepolitics

UPDATE 11:45- The plan has now been released and as anticipated, it involves combining proposals from Senator Roger Katz and Speaker of the House Mark Eves:

A key Republican senator on Tuesday will release his proposal to expand the state’s Medicaid program to more than 60,000 low-income Mainers, a move that could reshape a fiercely partisan debate that has raged at the State House for over a…

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Governor LePage Blames Treasurer Douglass, Dems for Bond Issuance Delays; Treasurer Says Not So Fast...

Governor LePage Blames Treasurer Douglass, Dems for Bond Issuance Delays; Treasurer Says Not So Fast... #mepolitics

Governor LePage’s communication skills, and perhaps that of his office, continue to show need of some serious work.

So, let’s take it from the top.

First, the Governor publicly vetoed LD 1546on May 24. Here is the letter, dated May 23, sent to the 126th…

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Maine Senate Passes Initial Medicaid Expansion Bill LD 1066, 23-12

Maine Senate Passes Initial Medicaid Expansion Bill LD 1066, 23-12 #mepolitics #meleg

Last week, the Maine Senate voted 23-12 on LD 1066 “An Act To Increase Access to Health Coverage and Qualify Maine for Federal Funding” which would expand healthcare coverage to nearly 70,000 low-income and working Mainers. Assistant Minority Leader Roger…

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Maine House LD 1546 Floor Speeches (VIDEO), Part 2

Maine House LD 1546 Floor Speeches (VIDEO), Part 2 http://wp.me/p1KSWj-Jb #mepolitics #meleg #medems #megop #megov #aca #obamacare #medicaid

(NOTE FROM ANDI:All of these clips were recorded the evening of May 21, 2013 in the House chamber and being shared unedited in chronological order. In the instances where a post has previously been written, a link to that write-up is being shared as well,…

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Maine House LD 1546 Floor Speeches (VIDEO), Part 1

(NOTE FROM ANDI:All of these clips were recorded the evening of May 21, 2013 in the House chamber and being shared unedited in chronological order. In the instances where a post has previously been written, a link to that write-up is being shared as well,…

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Maine State Reps Sirocki (R-Scarborough), Malaby (R- Hancock) LD 1546 Opposition Speeches (Video; Text)

Maine State Reps Sirocki (R-Scarborough), Malaby (R- Hancock) LD 1546 Opposition Speeches (Video; Text) #mepolitics

(NOTE: Representative Heather Sirocki (R-Scarborough shared the as prepared speeches last night on my personal FB wall; sharing here with the videos taken from the floor of the House. ~AP)

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