Kevin Miller
Co-Host at Maine's Political Pulse
Reporter at Maine Public Broadcasting Network
Reporter w/ @MainePublic Radio covering government, politics, etc... Loves mountains, lakes, rivers, trees, trails & rocky coasts. kmiller(at)https://t.co/aW5rurqjoh
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6 days ago |
mainepublic.org | Kevin Miller
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would increase oversight of the private vendors who transport MaineCare clients to medical appointments following years of complaints from users. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services currently pays more than $70 million a year in state and federal funds to help MaineCare patients who lack access to transportation get to the doctor, to the pharmacy or to other non-emergency appointments.
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1 week ago |
mainepublic.org | Steve Mistler |Kevin Miller
Set against the backdrop of the Trump administration's ongoing lawsuit against Maine, state lawmakers heard a slate of bills on Thursday that would rollback rights for transgender people and ban them from participating on girls' sports teams. The Trump administration is using the courts to try to force Maine to comply with the president's executive order banning transgender athletes from competing in girls' sports. And the president's well-publicized Feb. 21 confrontation with Democratic Gov.
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1 week ago |
mainepublic.org | Kevin Miller
The Maine House advanced a bipartisan bill on Wednesday that aims to fast-track $118 million in Medicaid payments to hospitals and other health care providers. But the fate of the measure remains unclear given the partisan disagreements over MaineCare and other welfare programs. The state's Medicaid program, known as MaineCare, currently has a nearly $120 million funding shortfall. The Democratic-controlled Legislature voted earlier this spring to plug that hole as part of a two-year budget bill.
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1 week ago |
mainepublic.org | Kevin Miller
Maine Sen. Susan Collins pressed President Trump's agriculture secretary on Tuesday for details on when farmers will receive remaining federal funds that were frozen as part of the Trump administration's policy changes and cost-cutting initiatives. Maine Sen. Angus King, meanwhile, had a spirited exchange with Trump's secretary of veteran's affairs over a list of hundreds of cancelled federal contracts. "Somebody has that list," King said.
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1 week ago |
bangordailynews.com | Kevin Miller
Just six months ago, Maine would have seemed an unlikely battleground in the political, cultural and legal war over transgender athletes. After all, only two transgender athletes are known to be competing in girls’ sports in Maine this year out of tens of thousands of high school athletes statewide.
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Mal was an institution. He was old-school, tough but always fair. He was seemingly everywhere at once in the State House. Veteran lawmakers came to him with questions about process or history. And he was a mentor to many reporters, myself included. Thinking of his family today…
Leary was one of the most trusted people in the State House and was well-liked by politicians and aides for his old-school approach. https://t.co/H2rL1ce9ig
Prospects for tax cuts even bleaker following Gov. Mills budget proposal. Plus: - Policy fight over solar heats up - National conservative groups' close ties to Maine - No Labels dust-up Podcast: https://t.co/xMeakzPu6M #mepolitics In-depth: https://t.co/yEuMxGxccy https://t.co/hk26akgtYC
Record flow of corporate taxes to Maine's treasury is 'baffling' state tax officials: https://t.co/wPUZJPHVOn https://t.co/GBF68fLP7E
