Maine voters will decide on state flag design this year after all bangordailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bangordailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Lawmakers on budget committee move to fund dozens of additional bills pressherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pressherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The 130th Maine Legislature takes up quarters at the spacious Augusta Civic Center to begin months of work that will be modified, and dominated, by the pandemic.
Gov. Mills' proposed savings halved in state budget after objections yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Shortly before the sun rose the day after the Maine Legislature’s adjournment deadline, both chambers passed state budget changes, which Gov. Janet Mills signed on Monday. However, more than a hundred pieces of legislation still remain in limbo. Among these unresolved items include bills aimed at expanding workers’ rights, such as requiring minimum pay for […] The post Tribal, labor bills among those left in limbo between passage and funding appeared first on Maine Morning Star.
The Biden administration released final rules this week on minimum staffing levels, but facilities here will have 2 to 3 years to staff up at a time when recruiting and retaining workers has been a challenge.
Critics say the minimum staffing levels are unrealistic and an unfunded mandate that will further burden the state's nursing homes, many of which are at risk of closing or downsizing because of worker shortages.
Critics say the minimum staffing levels are unrealistic and an unfunded mandate that will further burden the state's nursing homes, many of which are at risk of closing or downsizing because of worker shortages.