By Lauren McCauley | Editor
“That’s problematic to me, that a national private organization would try to steamroll the Maine people, Maine Legislature and ignore the will of the people.” - Kyle Bailey, a former state representative and advocate for ranked choice voting on the DNC’s draft rule regarding the presidential primary.
During the March 2024 primary election, Democratic voters in Maine were asked to rank the presidential candidates. (Photo by Lauren McCauley/ Maine Morning Star)
GOVERNMENT + POLITICS
By Kaitlyn Budion
Maine Democratic leaders are raising alarms after a national party committee gave initial approval to a rule that would prevent the state from using ranked choice voting in presidential primaries.
ABORTION POLICY
By Sofia Resnick, Stateline
Anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers in Louisiana and elsewhere have received hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars just in the past few years. Yet there is little oversight — not only on how they’re spending the money, but also on how they’re caring for patients..
HEALTHCARE
By Paula Andalo, KFF Health News
Hospital prices, which can vary widely, are also driven by negotiations with insurers and market concentration. For uninsured patients, those list prices can become the starting point for negotiations — or the full amount owed.
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