Gov. Janet Mills does not plan to change rules proposed by the LePage administration after a court decision forcing the state to restore benefits it had been denying.
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Government will issue tax refunds during shutdown
The IRS had furloughed most of its workforce in the shutdown, which is stretching into its third week.
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Unsigned contract leaves Mills administration to decide how state’s new psychiatric center will be run
Correct Care Solutions of Tennessee agreed to the incoming governor’s request not to sign the contract drawn up by the LePage administration.
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Gov. Mills appoints president of community college system to be her top lawyer
She says Derek Langhauser – and her pick to be his deputy, Linda Pistner from the Attorney General’s Office – have dedicated their careers to the state.
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Actor Kevin Spacey pleads not guilty to groping busboy
The Oscar-winner is accused of groping an 18-year-old man in a crowded Nantucket bar.
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Ginsburg missing Supreme Court arguments for 1st time
The justice who had surgery for cancer is working from home.
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Taxpayer cost of LePage’s stay at Trump hotel to finally be released?
It’s one of several public records requests that the former governor failed to fulfill before leaving office. His successor is expected to address them promptly.
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Susan Collins hopeful of compromise on shutdown
On Meet The Press, Collins said a return to previous bill is possible.
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LePage legal fights tested limits, cost Maine $900,000
Newly sworn-in Democratic Gov. Janet Mills comes into office with some of those lawsuits still pending.
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Gov. Mills says public has right to know about pardons
With a person’s pardon confidential under state law, the state can’t release archived records about former Gov. Paul LePage’s pardon of former GOP lawmaker Jeffrey Pierce.