State’s confidential employees’ pension plan costs state ‘extra’ $3 million
Maine's confidential employees' pension plan costs the state an "extra" $3 million, as the additional expenses for these employees is borne by the state.
Legislature may use subpoena powers on turnpike spending
Sen. Roger Katz said the Government Oversight Committee is “unsatisfied” with some the MTA’s answers to questions raised by a recent 88-page report.
Shaded solar panels, disconnected wind turbines: Tales of a $1.1 million state energy program
These are the findings of a study from a $1.1 million federal Department of Health and Human Services grant to the Maine State Housing Authority.
Documents show how incoming Speaker Nutting inflated Medicaid charges more than $1 million
Inflated charges and failure to keep adequate records led to state's finding that Nutting's pharmacy over-billed the state $1.6 million, of which he failed to pay back $1.2 million after the pharmacy went bankrupt.
GOP backers from 2003 still with Nutting
The fellow Republicans of Rep. Robert Nutting backed him when he was in trouble in 2003 — and they still back him now.
Nutting recently disciplined by state board
An investigation found that Rep. Robert Nutting had filled a prescription for the customer's son with the wrong medication.
AG taking former state employee Cook to court over $4,000 travel debt
Maine AG office to take Jimmy Cook to small claims court.