My family has worked for a long time caring for each other at home. My husband and our children carry a serious genetic disorder, Marfans Syndrome, which means that our lives have been filled with surgeries to help us function; pain is a daily reality. We have dealt with other disabling conditions as well. Despite […]
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Referendum on home care could result in ‘marriage penalty’ tax
A change in the wording of Question 1 on the upcoming November ballot has touched off a raging debate over how the measure’s proposed income tax surcharge would apply to married couples. If passed, Question 1 would create a law that directs money to home care workers through a new income tax surcharge of 3.8 […]
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New report focuses attention on out-of-state cash spent on Maine ballot questions
AUGUSTA — A new report adds fuel to a growing worry that out-of-state cash has an outsize influence on what happens when voters head to the polls to decide ballot questions. The conservative Maine Heritage Policy Center weighed in on the initiative and referendum process Wednesday with a study of the spending deployed during the […]
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Signatures delivered for referendum to guarantee home care for Maine seniors and disabled
AUGUSTA (AP) — Organizers of a referendum to guarantee access to home care for the disabled and seniors in Maine say they have collected enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot. The “Homecare for All” referendum was submitted to the secretary of state’s office on Friday. The referendum is backed by a coalition of […]
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Sabattus woman gets 3 years in sex abuse case
AUGUSTA — Maine has been increasing the level of Medicaid funding it devotes to home-based care for the disabled since a 1999 U.S. Supreme Court ruling gave people a choice to live outside institutions. Data provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services indicates Maine was providing 50.9 percent of Medicaid long-term care money […]