by Brenda Peluso | Jul 1, 2025 | News & Events
Late on Friday, June 13th and into the following Monday & Tuesday, the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee wrapped up the budget (Part 2 / LD 210). That budget passed both the House & Senate and was signed by the Governor. Then on June 24th, the...
by Brenda Peluso | Jun 23, 2025 | News & Events
We have been reporting all session on our efforts to mitigate Governor Mills Administration’s decision to eliminate the Cost-of-living adjustments that ensure compliance with the State law that requires MaineCare to reimburse employers at least 125% of state minimum...
by Brenda Peluso | May 17, 2025 | News & Events, Take Action
LD 1932, Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau’s bill, Maine Essential Care and Support Workforce Enhancement Act, has been carried over to the short session where we hope for an environment with a little more certainty and less fatigue. So what’s next for the...
by Brenda Peluso | May 15, 2025 | News & Events
Throughout our work with providers and essential care and support workers, the call for others to spend “a day in the life” of an essential care and support worker has been strong. The idea being that if people had a real-life understanding of the work, the following...
by Brenda Peluso | Mar 31, 2025 | News & Events
Members of the Partnership have been meeting with legislators to urge them to prioritize the restoration of COLAs and reject language that destroys the progress we’ve made on our MaineCare Rate Setting System. We have also collected signatures from individuals...
by Brenda Peluso | Mar 27, 2025 | News & Events
While the Partnership continues to fight for at least the status quo in the midst of the unraveling budget situation in the State House, the Working Groups are looking to the future by picking up their Phase Two Work. As we reported in our January 10th post, Maine...
