By Lauren McCauley | Editor
“We are confident that thousands of Mainers will speak up for common sense accountability rules in the single-largest program in state government.” - Maine Rep. Laurel Libby, on the successful push to require the state health department to evaluate Medicaid oversight.
Rep. Laurel Libby at a press conference announcing a petition to prompt Maine’s health department to change Medicaid oversight rules. (Photo by Eesha Pendharkar/Maine Morning Star)
GOVERNMENT
By Eesha Pendharkar
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services initiated a rulemaking process Wednesday that may lead to stricter oversight of the MaineCare program, which state and national Republicans have pushed for over several months.
IMMIGRATION
By Emma Davis
Colleagues and community groups are pushing back on recent immigrant detentions in Portland as arrests nationwide hit a Trump-era high.
ELECTION 2026
By Lauren McCauley
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced Thursday that Dunlap has been added to its “Red to Blue” program, which provides candidates with strategic guidance, staff resources, training, and fundraising support.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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White House to press forward with FDA nominee despite US Senate chairman’s concerns | Jennifer Shutt, States Newsroom
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