6 years ago
A running list of the shutdown’s effects in Maine
The list of those dealing with fallout from the federal government’s ongoing partial shutdown keeps growing the longer the shutdown persists.
Stories by Matthew Stone
6 years ago
How 2 Maine moms regained custody of their children, and where they are today
At first, Angela was confused when a Child Protective Services caseworker knocked on her door and started looking into allegations that her two preschool-age children weren’t safe.
6 years ago
Group monitoring services for Mainers with disabilities down to 5 of 15 members
An independent board charged with overseeing the state’s services for adults with intellectual disabilities has just five of the 15 members it’s supposed to have under state law. And Gov. Paul LePage’s administration hasn’t been sharing much of the data to which the board is entitled under the law.
6 years ago
LePage didn’t hire nurses as new law ordered. Now he’s being sued.
A state senator who has fought to restore Maine’s corps of public health nurses is suing Gov. Paul LePage’s administration for failing to comply with a 2017 law that required the state to hire more than two dozen nurses and rebuild a public health program the administration largely dismantled in its first six years in office.
6 years ago
LePage’s plan to put kids in a new kind of psychiatric institution
Gov. Paul LePage’s administration has taken the first steps toward creating a new kind of psychiatric facility in Maine for children and teenagers with intensive mental health needs, in a move that defies decades of state policy and at a time when community services are more difficult to access.
6 years ago
DHHS quietly overhauls aid for children, adults in crisis
Editor’s note: This is the first story in a series on the weak spots in Maine’s care for children with mental health challenges.
