AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Corrections agreed Wednesday to halt equipment removals from the now-vacant Downeast Correctional Facility while a legal case against the LePage administration proceeds. Maine Attorney General Janet Mills, meanwhile, is asking the court to order the administration to transfer prisoners back to Machiasport and halt staff layoffs at the facility […]
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GOP says Janet Mills aims to bolster gubernatorial run with abortion bill
Republican lawmakers are suggesting that Maine Attorney General Janet Mills resign over a bill she has pushed forward that would allow nurse practitioners and physician assistants to perform abortions. The bill is raising the hackles of anti-abortion conservatives, but it could also bolster Mills’ image as a defender of abortion rights as she seeks the […]
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Avoiding scams: Don't answer phone
AUGUSTA — To protect yourself against scams, Maine Attorney General Janet Mills recommends a new phone etiquette: Don’t worry about being polite. If you don’t know who’s calling, don’t answer. Let it go to voice mail. “Anybody who’s a real friend or person of interest is going to leave a message. You’ll recognize their voice,” […]
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Gov. Paul LePage heads back to court against Democratic attorney general
A legal feud between Republican Maine Gov. Paul LePage and the state’s Democratic attorney general returned to court recently when the governor filed a new complaint alleging his political foe is improperly holding back public records he wants to see. In a complaint filed in Androscoggin County Superior Court, LePage alleges that Attorney General Janet […]
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Judge dismisses LePage lawsuit against attorney general over cost of hiring outside attorneys
AUGUSTA — A Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit by Gov. Paul LePage that sought to require Attorney General Janet Mills to cover the costs of hiring outside attorneys when she declines to represent the governor. LePage had filed suit in Kennebec County Superior Court in May after Mills declined to represent his office in […]
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Paul LePage and Janet Mills fight over $10.9 million in settlement funds
Maine’s attorney general Janet Mills said Gov. Paul LePage unlawfully transferred more than $10 million out of Maine’s consumer protection trust fund. Gov. Paul LePage moved Thursday to block Attorney General Janet Mills from tapping into nearly $11 million in legal settlement funds, adding a new chapter to an ongoing dispute between the two offices. […]
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Tom Saviello to help Janet Mills raise funds for gubernatorial bid
Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, said Tuesday that he has not decided who he will endorse for governor in the 2018 election, but for now he’s helping raise campaign cash for Janet Mills, who is running as a Democrat. Saviello, who has been friends with Mills for more than 20 years, confirmed rumors that he and […]
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Help for victims, not crooks
Crooks and thieves are ugly opportunists, and they’re leaping on the opportunity that is Harvey. Earlier this week, Attorney General Janet Mills issued a warning about making online donations to hurricane victims because fraudulent websites have sprouted up to scam us. These crooks are only too happy to take the money you intend to give […]
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Maine joins 17 states seeking military transgender protections
HONOLULU (AP) — The top legal officers in 18 states and the District of Columbia have asked Congress to pass legislation prohibiting discrimination against transgender service members. Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin sent the letter dated Thursday in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement, via Twitter a day earlier, that he would ban transgender people […]
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Janet Mills seeks to succeed Paul LePage as governor
AUGUSTA — Attorney General Janet Mills declared her intention Monday to seek the state’s highest office next year. Calling state government broken, the Democrat said she couldn’t stay on the sidelines without fighting “to put it back together.” Mills, 69, is the most high profile Democrat to jump into the race that already includes Republican […]