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Maine health department waters down proposed staffing ratios
6 days ago · The scaled back staffing ratios are still higher than current staffing requirements, which require residential care facilities with more than 10 beds to have one direct care worker …
Federal agencies, DOT spar over Machias causeway
5 days ago · Federal agencies say DOT plan for Machias dike likely to have “significant adverse effects” on fish, marsh. Four years ago, Maine DOT published a “Purpose and Need for …
The list of Maine parents waiting for a lawyer grew by 700%
Jan 5, 2025 · “The shortage of defense attorneys for parents has caused weeks and months-long delays in the progress of reunification cases, harming children, parents, and increasing staff …
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Maine proposes major staffing changes for residential care facilities
Nov 24, 2024 · In the first major update to assisted living and residential care regulations in more than 15 years, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services has proposed …
Takeaways from Maine watchdog's investigation of child deaths
Sep 22, 2024 · In 2021, the legislature’s government oversight committee directed the state watchdog agency to investigate the deaths of four children whose families had some …
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Dissecting the latest decisions on Maine dams
Nov 24, 2024 · Dover-Foxcroft select board chair Tom Lizotte sees that vote as a byproduct of the mistrust between the town and many of its residents, who were suspicious of the removal …
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