Advocates for expansion keep pressure on the administration to act as Attorney General Janet Mills announces a $35 million windfall that she says could fund the program through the current two-year budget.
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Doubt surrounds Maine’s plan to use ranked-choice voting in June 12 primaries
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap says there are legal questions about the system, prompting a call for action by the attorney general and a threat of court action by ranked-choice proponents.
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LePage asks for nearly $1 million to keep attorneys in DHHS
Lawmakers cut lawyers in the department in the two-year budget passed last summer.
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Maine attorney general wants to find out why police deadly force is rising
Janet Mills says the dramatic increase in officer-involved shootings requires ‘a broader analysis.’
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Maine attorney general won’t defend LePage administration in prison closure lawsuit
Janet Mills, in fact, wants to argue for the other side, that the state Constitution was violated by LePage officials when they emptied the Downeast Correctional Facility last week.
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LePage files new complaint against Maine attorney general
The governor alleges that Janet Mills willfully refused to provide access to public records that should have been turned over.
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Judge dismisses LePage lawsuit against attorney general over cost of hiring outside attorneys
The governor wanted the Attorney General’s Office to pay for the legal costs of filing briefs in support of President Trump’s immigration orders.
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Maine’s Janet Mills, 36 other attorneys general urge incentives for opioid alternatives
They say the health care industry should promote the use of physical therapy, acupuncture, massage and chiropractic care for the treatment of chronic, non-cancer pain.
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Maine getting $950,000 under settlement with EpiPen maker
Mylan, the drug’s manufacturer, has settled with the federal Department of Justice over allegations of overcharging Medicaid for its emergency allergy medication.
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Reported suicide by transgender boy housed in girls unit at Long Creek prompts demand for review
His death while on suicide watch raises many questions about incarceration practices, but corrections officials aren’t talking, even as two groups ask the Maine attorney general to investigate.