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Blog Post:
Judge Orders ME Medicaid Expansion
Mary Peck
A Superior Court judge has ordered Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) to take the necessary steps to implement voter-approved expansion of Medicaid in the Pine Tree State. Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy gave LePage until June 11 to file an expansion plan with the federal government. The court’s...
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8 Jun 2018
Blog Post:
Govs Differ on Border Separations
Mary Peck
The ongoing controversy over family separations at the U.S. border with Mexico has spurred a bipartisan group of governors to pull back or reject outright President Trump’s request to send National Guard troops to the U.S. border with Mexico. Democrats Andrew Cuomo of New York, Gina Raimondo of...
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29 Jun 2018
Blog Post:
LePage Vetoes, Set Up ME Override Battle
Mary Peck
Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) rejected 36 bills last week, adding to the record 500-plus vetoes he has accumulated during his eight years in office. As expected, the governor’s vetoes included legislation that would have funded voter-approved Medicaid expansion . LePage has feuded with lawmakers...
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6 Jul 2018
Blog Post:
ME GOP Again Upholds Medicaid Expansion Veto
Mary Peck
Maine lawmakers overturned 23 of Gov. Paul LePage’s (R) 43 vetoes, but failed to turn back his rejection of startup funding for voter-approved Medicaid expansion in the Pine Tree State. The successful veto marks the seventh time that LePage has blocked Medicaid expansion. As has often been...
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13 Jul 2018
Blog Post:
Governors in Brief - September 3 2018
Mary Peck
ME, KY, MS GOVS FILE WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION BRIEF MAINE Gov. Paul LePage (R), KENTUCKY Gov. Matt Bevin (R) and MISSISSIPPI Gov. Phil Bryant (R) join the attorneys general of 13 other states in an Aug. 23 brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that companies can fire workers based on their sexual...
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31 Aug 2018
Blog Post:
Governors in Brief - September 10 2018
Mary Peck
RAIMONDO ISSUES RI SCHOOL GUN BAN RHODE ISLAND Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) issued an executive order last month barring anyone except police officers from carrying firearms at public schools and grounds in the Ocean State. The order closes a loophole in legislation adopted last year, a loophole that allowed...
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7 Sep 2018
Blog Post:
LePage Remains Defiant on ME Medicaid Expansion
Mary Peck
Responding to Medicaid expansion advocates who are urging eligible Mainers to sign up for the insurance plan, Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) said he will reject those applications until lawmakers fund the program to his satisfaction. Expansion supporters have filed suit seeking to force the governor to adhere...
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14 Sep 2018
Blog Post:
Baker Remains Most Popular Governor
Mary Peck
For the seventh quarter in a row, polling by Morning Consult shows that the ten most popular governors in America are all Republicans. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker topped the list with a 70 percent approval rating, followed closely by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, at 67 percent. That pair has topped...
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12 Oct 2018
Blog Post:
Governors in Brief - December 3 2018
Mary Peck
BAKER URGES NEW STEPS FOR REPORTING MA HATE CRIMES Taking a cue from the recommendations of a state task force, MASSACHUSETTS Gov. Charlie Baker (R) said the Bay State will create a new website to track hate crimes and urged police chiefs to designate at least one officer to coordinate responses to...
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30 Nov 2018
Blog Post:
Governors in Brief - January 14 2019
Mary Peck
CUOMO CALLS FOR NY ABORTION AMENDMENT With Democrats now in control of both legislative chambers, NEW YORK Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) called on Empire State lawmakers last week to pass a constitutional amendment codifying a woman’s right to legal abortion. Dems have vowed to pass bills strengthening...
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11 Jan 2019
Blog Post:
Northeast Govs Now Favor Legal Weed
Mary Peck
Saying it was “inevitable” that her state would soon be surrounded by states that have legalized recreational cannabis use, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) joined a growing number of her Democratic colleagues in proposing to follow suit. Raimondo was hardly enthusiastic about the...
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18 Jan 2019
Blog Post:
Governors in Brief - January 28 2019
Mary Peck
MILLS REJECTS ME MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENTS MAINE Gov. Janet Mills (D) sent a letter to federal officials rejecting new work requirements for Medicaid recipients that were requested by former Gov. Paul LePage (R) and approved by the Trump administration just days before LePage left office. “Maine’s...
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25 Jan 2019
Blog Post:
Governors in Brief - February 25 2019
Mary Peck
NEWSOM WANTS TO STEP UP CA POT ENFORCEMENT Citing a lack of cohesive enforcement to stamp out CALIFORNIA’s illegal marijuana market, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced expanded efforts by the state National Guard to work with federal officials to target black market dealers, including illegal drug...
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22 Feb 2019
Blog Post:
Governors in Brief - May 6 2019
Mary Peck
BULLOCK SIGNS MT REINSURANCE BILL MONTANA Gov. Steve Bullock (D), signed legislation last week that will create a reinsurance program to help reimburse insurers for high-cost claims so those costs aren't included in determining individual marketplace premiums for the following year. Under SB 125...
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3 May 2019
Blog Post:
Mills Signs Strict ME Data Privacy Bill
Mary Peck
Saying that “Maine people value their privacy, online and off,” Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed one of the toughest data privacy measures in the nation last week. Under SB 275 , which Mills signed last Thursday, Pine Tree State Internet providers will be prohibited from using, selling,...
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7 Jun 2019
Blog Post:
Mills Signs Sweeping ME Prescription, Energy Bills
Mary Peck
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed a series of far-reaching bills last week aimed at reducing the rising cost of prescription drugs and boosting the use of renewable energy across the Pine Tree State. Mills called the rising cost of prescription drugs “intolerable” and “unsustainable...
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28 Jun 2019
Blog Post:
Cooper Just Says No to NC Conversion Therapy
Mary Peck
Saying “we should be protecting all of our children, including those who identify as LGBTQ, instead of subjecting them to a dangerous practice,” North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) issued Executive Order No 97 , a directive that bars state money from being used to pay for gay conversion therapy...
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9 Aug 2019
Blog Post:
Governors in Brief - September 3 2019
Mary Peck
COURT SAYS KY GOV CAN REJECT PRIVATE LAWYERS The KENTUCKY Supreme Court rules that Gov. Matt Bevin (R) and legislative leaders were within their legal authority to cancel an employment contract that Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear awarded to private lawyers to help his office sue the pharmaceutical...
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30 Aug 2019
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