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Oregon gave millions of dollars in incorrect benefits to state health plan, audit says

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Medical supplies at the Children’s Clinic in Portland on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024.

By Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. — Oregon’s free health care program for adults who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid may have improperly awarded $15 million in benefits-related payments to recipients, according to a recent audit of the state-administered federal program. The “questionable” funding was revealed this week in a 124-page … Read more

Deer Isle needs millions of dollars to rebuild another causeway at risk from rising sea levels

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Deer Isle needs millions of dollars to rebuild another causeway at risk from rising sea levels

Funding has finally been put toward state reconstruction of the main Deer Isle Causeway, which connects the island to the mainland via Route 15, but that doesn’t mean the town’s causeway problems are over. As well as the main causeway, another smaller causeway connecting Sunshine Island to the rest of Deer Isle is also at … Read more