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Task Force Report Doesn’t Propose Health-Care-for-All System

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A Maine task force is calling on lawmakers to improve oversight over health reform efforts in the state

Maine Health Orgs Say New Nursing Program Will Ease Shortage

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) A Maine college is partnering with a health care organization on a drive to train more nurses to help with the state’s aging population

Want Some Kelp with Your Bread? Seaweed Firm Says You Might

BUXTON, Maine (AP) A Maine-based firm is receiving a $600,000 grant from the federal government to help develop a kelp-based additive for bread

Police ID Two Killed in Liberty Crash

LIBERTY, Maine (WGAN) State Police say a woman and a young boy were killed in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday evening on Route 3 in Liberty

Governor Seeks Stay of Latest Medicaid Expansion Ruling

Maine’s Republican governor says court-ordered Medicaid expansion would “prompt a fiscal crisis” in his latest challenge against rolling out the voter-approved law.

Congressman Seeks New Election if Outcome Is Not Overturned

Republican U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin wants a federal judge to order a new election if he doesn’t invalidate Maine’s new voting system and declare Poliquin the winner.

1 Killed, 2 Badly Hurt in Maine Crash During Snow Storm

Police say a car crash involving a tractor-trailer in Maine killed a man and left two others severely injured.

City Council Votes to Silence Mayor

A Maine City Council has voted to stop its mayor from speaking on their behalf, citing a recent opinion piece in which she criticized her experience in council meetings.