So where is Gary Alexander and the Alexander Group these days? A quick check of the Velum Health website answered my curiosity. Apparently the Alexander Group’s reputation is so bad Alexander himself is trying separate himself from the group’s stigma. Velum Health appears to parallel the Alexander Group and uses the same personal bio and […]
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Congress budget committee rescinds invitation to Alexander in wake of plagiarism scandal
Republicans on the House Budget Committee, led by the GOP budget guru, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, had invited the company’s founder and president, Gary Alexander, to testify during a June 10 hearing about the War on Poverty and Republicans’ efforts to reform federal aid, according to a congressional schedule obtained by the BDN on […]
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Paul Ryan’s budget committee rescinds invitation to Gary Alexander in wake of plagiarism scandal
AUGUSTA — Accusations of plagiarism, errors and unseemly political motivations swirling around the Alexander Group command headlines in Maine and are now reaching Washington, D.C., where Republican congressional heavyweights are distancing themselves from the controversial consulting group. Republicans on the House Budget Committee, led by the GOP budget guru, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, had […]
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LePage efforts to recoup payments for plagiarized report could prove fruitless
LEWISTON — The state may have a difficult time recovering any of the more than $500,000 it has paid a private consultant to develop a study and analysis of Maine’s welfare system following the revelation that parts of the study contained plagiarized material, a Maine law professor said Wednesday. Gov. Paul LePage has said the […]
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Experts: Alexander report on Medicaid expansion could use some expansion
That was supposed to change this week as Gary Alexander delivered his Medicaid expansion feasibility study to the Legislature. Alexander, a former human services chief for Republican governors in Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, is the consultant chosen by Gov. Paul LePage’s administration to examine Maine’s Medicaid and welfare programs and recommend money-saving reforms. But as […]
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Governor adds pricey consultant to political staff
Taxpayers get suspicious when they hear the words no-bid contract because, well, that’s not the way government normally works. Detailed specifications are usually followed by multiple bids, which usually result in the highest quality work at the lowest price. Failing to seek bids invariably means paying top dollar for the work to be done. And […]