AUGUSTA — With many stores advertising “Black Friday” deals, Maine Attorney General Janet Mills is reminding shoppers that Maine law does not allow stores over 5,000 square feet to be open on Thanksgiving. The intent of the state law is to ensure that retail workers can spend time with families on Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. […]
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Maine attorney general joins VW investigation
LANSING, Mich. — At least 27 state attorneys general are opening a multi-state investigation into Volkswagen after it came clean about rigging diesel emissions technology to pass U.S. smog tests. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s office said Thursday he and at least 26 other attorneys general will send subpoenas to the German automaker. Spokeswoman Andrea […]
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Maine History Maker Award honors Mills family
PORTLAND — The Maine Historical Society will honor four Mills siblings for their “extraordinary commitment to public service” with the Maine History Maker Award this month. Dora, Janet, Peter and Paul Mills, who were raised in Farmington, will be presented the award at the Maine Historical Society’s Annual Celebration on Monday, Sept. 28, at Abromson […]
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RSU 9 directors enter into agreement with state for plumbing program
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted July 7 to enter into an agreement for a grant from the Office of the Maine Attorney General to start a plumbing program at Foster Career and Technical Education Center at Mt. Blue Campus. Oxford Hills Technical School in Norway and Lewiston Regional Technical Center in Lewiston […]
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AG Janet Mills says Paul LePage missed his chance to veto bills
AUGUSTA — The state’s top law enforcement officer Friday sided with the Legislature and against Republican Gov. Paul LePage in a opinion that says LePage missed his deadline to veto some 19 bills that are now law. Attorney General Janet Mills, a Democrat, answering a request for advice from state Sens. Dawn Hill, D-Cape Neddick, […]
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LePage bill would void attorney general’s authority over new laws
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has drafted a bill to strip the attorney general of authority over the rulemaking process used by state agencies to implement laws approved by the Legislature. LePage has criticized judgments by Attorney General Janet Mills that some regulations he wanted were illegal. Rather than accept his lawyer’s legal advice, the […]
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Analysis: Maine Supreme Court ruling doesn’t end feud between LePage, Mills
When the state’s highest court on Tuesday released its determination in the latest spat between Gov. Paul LePage and Attorney General Janet Mills, both sides tried to spin the decision as a big victory. There’s an obvious element of political grandstanding in those responses. The governor and attorney general are both political positions, and no […]
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AG Mills calls for stronger laws against elder abuse
AUGUSTA — Maine’s attorney general says the state needs to tighten laws that protect elderly residents from financial exploitation. Attorney General Janet Mills’ Task Force on Financial Crimes Against the Elderly is calling for the changes in a report issued Wednesday. The report says Maine suffers from barriers to the prosecution of people who exploit […]
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Maine Supreme Court splits opinions on hiring outside counsel for the state
PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage and Maine Attorney General Janet Mills each won a small victory Tuesday when the Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued an opinion on one question about the hiring of outside counsel to represent the state in legal matters but refused to consider the other. LePage posed the two questions in January: […]
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LePage wants bill to restrict AG’s control of settlement funds
AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage says he’s introducing a bill to limit the powers of the attorney general when it comes to spending settlement money. LePage said it’s inappropriate that Attorney General Janet Mills has given herself sole discretion to spend Maine’s $21.5 million settlement with Standard and Poor’s. LePage said his bill “clarifies […]