After nearly nine months and eight meetings, Maine Recovery Council hasn’t spent any of the millions available from opioid settlement cases
Members say they want to be responsible stewards of the money. Meanwhile, overdoses continue.
Only three Maine doctors faced discipline for COVID-related offenses
Each charge came after the doctor was accused of spreading misinformation about vaccines to combat the illness.
Maine physician who prescribed discredited COVID-19 treatments wanted to make a ‘spectacle’ of a state investigation. 18 months later, she said she’s succeeded.
An anti-vaccination group chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is live streaming disciplinary hearings — and paying her legal fees.
State officials cautiously optimistic over latest drug overdose data
Work remains, including continuing an expansion of harm reduction services in Maine.
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Legislature passes ‘historic’ bill to address housing shortage, homelessness
Gov. Janet Mills is expected to sign a supplemental budget that will allocate $100 million to ease a situation that has become critical in parts of the state.
Legislation aims to curb violence against health care workers in emergency settings
Bill awaits final passage, but some advocates say there’s more to be done to prevent violence in health care settings.