Complaint against state Supreme Court justice raises questions about judicial ethics
The Committee on Judicial Conduct will decide whether Justice Catherine Connors violated the ethics code in a process that has little public oversight.
MaineCare dental patients face long waits, drives for care
Lawmakers expanded the state-run insurance to cover adult dental care in 2022, but a year later, patients struggle to find a dentist who will take them.
A death of choice
Karen Wentworth believed people should control their own deaths. Facing terminal cancer, she lived to define her own ending.
Pharmacists feel the stress as pressure on their profession keeps growing
Overworked and understaffed, professionals who play a key role in Mainers’ health care fear for patients’ well-being, and their own.
Mills proposes revamp to intellectual and developmental disability services in new budget
A lifespan waiver could ensure people receive consistent care throughout their lives. But more needs to be done to make sure those services are available, advocates say.
Numbers lag among Maine nursing home staff for receiving the latest COVID booster
The state is one of the most vaccinated in the country, but nursing home residents are far more updated for the latest shot than those who care for them.
Get ready, get set for bruising referendum campaigns in 2023
From who gets to work on your car to whether foreign interests can invest in Maine referendum elections are expected to be on statewide ballots.