LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus will hold a breakfast to benefit its Meals on Wheels nutrition program on Friday, March 31. The Fill the Plate Breakfast will be held from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn Riverwatch in Auburn. The breakfast will honor former Speaker of the Maine House of Rep. Mark W. Eves with […]
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Lawmakers weigh measures that might make it harder for some to vote
AUGUSTA — Despite having no evidence that anybody is voting improperly, lawmakers are weighing legal changes that would make it harder for college students and others to cast ballots in Maine. During more than six hours of testimony before the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs on Wednesday, critics blasted the proposals as efforts to keep […]
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AG Janet Mills says a new psych unit needs legislative approval
PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage’s administration needs legislative approval to build a secure, privately run facility for patients in state custody with mental illness who no longer need hospital care, the state attorney general said. Democratic Attorney General Janet Mills sent a letter to the Republican governor’s administration Tuesday. The legislature’s appropriations committee discussed the letter […]
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No surprises as Legislature elects Maine’s constitutional officers
AUGUSTA — Members of the new 128th Legislature re-elected all four of Maine’s constitutional officers Wednesday in secret-ballot elections at the State House. Treasurer Terry Hayes, Attorney General Janet Mills, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap and State Auditor Pola Buckley were all returned to office. None of those elections came as a surprise. The political […]
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Maine AG denies politics motivates her Question 1 opposition
BANGOR — The Maine attorney general said Saturday that her recent declaration that the state’s marijuana referendum, if passed, would let children use the drug legally was based on extensive research. Attorney General Janet Mills rejected suggestions that the timing of her statement last week was politically motivated. “I wish [proponents of Question 1] had […]
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Gov. Paul LePage, AG Janet Mills spar over welfare fraud
AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage is calling for more action on welfare fraud by Democratic Attorney General Janet Mills, who says the administration has denied requests for another fraud prosecutor. LePage in a release said less than half of the welfare fraud cases presented to Mills in 2015 has been prosecuted, and nearly 50 […]
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Janet Mills says education commission intentionally violated law
AUGUSTA — Democratic Attorney General Janet Mills says a state commission intentionally violated the law by excluding the public from an April meeting. Her office Friday filed a civil complaint in Maine district court seeking an up-to $500 fine against a commission tasked with reforming public education funding. A July 25 court appearance is scheduled […]
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Paul LePage administration, Janet Mills spar over hiring of lawyers
AUGUSTA — The longstanding feud between Democratic Attorney General Janet Mills and Republican Gov. Paul LePage has escalated with Mills warning the administration to stop using executive branch attorneys to handle legal matters that should be her office’s responsibility and with LePage’s legal counsel telling Mills that she and her staff can’t be trusted. The […]
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Legislators want to use settlement to pay for drug agents
AUGUSTA — Leaders in the Maine Legislature have proposed funding most of a $4.8 million package aimed at curbing the state’s drug epidemic with money gained in a settlement with a Wall Street ratings agency. The funding mechanism is supported by Attorney General Janet Mills, the Democrat who controls the money, but Gov. Paul LePage, a […]
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State’s attorney general urges caution with holiday gifts
Maine’s top lawyer on Friday shared suggested rules for the holiday season that lessen the likelihood of glad tidings gone awry. Attorney General Janet T. Mills released a statement aimed at ensuring that “the brightly wrapped gifts being exchanged this holiday season contain no unwanted surprises and to remind families to set ground rules for […]