John Richardson

Portland Press Herald

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Published
January 5, 2012

Report on fighting drug abuse garners bipartisan support

AUGUSTA — Lawmakers from both parties welcomed a report Wednesday calling for more aggressive and coordinated efforts to curb prescription drug abuse in Maine.
Published
January 5, 2012

Legislators review prescription drug abuse report

AUGUSTA — Lawmakers from both parties welcomed a report Wednesday calling for more aggressive and coordinated efforts to curb prescription drug abuse in Maine.
Published
January 3, 2012

In Waterville, proposal hit hard

AUGUSTA — For much of the past year, the LePage Administration worked hard to protect federal funding for assisted-living homes for the elderly and group homes for people with mental illness or disabilities.
Published
December 19, 2011

ON MAINE POLITICS: LePage wants ‘fluke’ changed

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage said it’s “a fluke in the laws” that neither he nor the Legislature has any say over the Maine State Housing Authority.
Published
December 19, 2011

Waiting difficult for family of missing toddler

Ayla Reynolds’ mother and maternal grandparents waited in the Portland
area Sunday for any news about the girl.
Published
December 18, 2011

Search for missing toddler continues

The FBI has been called in to assist state and local police and the Maine Warden Service in the search for 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds.
Published
December 16, 2011

Critics of proposed cuts see trouble in long term

AUGUSTA — Six months ago, John Wilson could no longer manage his HIV and his cancer.
Published
December 16, 2011

Critics warn lives are at risk

AUGUSTA — Six months ago, John Wilson could no longer manage his HIV and his cancer.
Published
December 14, 2011

Medicaid at center of budget debate

A $120 million shortfall in the state budget for this year has set off an ideological debate over the future of Maine’s Medicaid program.
Published
December 14, 2011

Group to call for anti-pill campaign

A task force of lawmakers, state officials and experts in health care and drug addiction is about to submit a report calling for education campaigns and legal reforms to fight painkiller abuse and addiction in Maine.