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The growing shortfall in the budget of the Department of Health and Human Services is a serious problem. But lawmakers need answers to many questions before they decide if the governor's proposed solution is the right medicine.
The first is whether the scope of the problem is really as bad as portrayed. One week, DHHS Commissioner Mary Mayhew told lawmakers there was a $70 million shortfall for the current year. Days later, she said it was more than $120 million.See the full content of this document
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Safety Net Should Be Shrunk, Not Shredded
Gov. Paul LePage has long said Maine's safety net is too generous and needs to be trimmed back. We hope he is not overplaying a problem to make changes based on...
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