Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion October 19, 2022
If there’s any area where Janet Mills is an expert, it’s the criminal justice system. Mills served as attorney general for eight years after being a district prosecutor for 19 years. That’s why it’s puzzling that as the state’s indigent defense system crumbles around her, Mills stands idly by. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nat Jordan is a resident of Cape Elizabeth. In April 2019, the that poor defendants in Maine “routinely plead guilty without... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 14, 2022
An out-of-state group is running an ad falsely accusing Democratic Gov. Janet Mills of supporting an increase in the gas tax. The ad by the Maine Families First political action group seems to be referring to “,” a bill introduced by Democrats in 2019. At the time, the bills... + más
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First Maine gubernatorial debate kept fact checkers busy | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 14, 2022
Last month that the state’s system for providing constitutionally mandated legal services to low-income Mainers, for years on the edge of emergency, had crossed over into crisis and needed immediate help. Three weeks later and help is no closer for the Maine Commission on... + más
Gov. Mills hesitant on emergency funds for indigent legal services, according to emails | Portland Press Herald
LePage: Gov. Mills 'very fortunate' that COVID came to Maine | Associated Press
Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 11, 2022
The governor appears hesitant to call a special session to consider a $13 million emergency funding request from the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services, according to new emails from the governor’s office. The commission sent a letter to Gov. Janet Mills last week,... + más
Our View: Mills, lawmakers have obligation to aid legal system for low-income Mainers | Portland Press Herald
Our View: Maine’s indigent legal services system cannot wait for help any longer | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 08, 2022
State officials and lawyers with the ACLU of Maine will start discussing next week a potential settlement to a lawsuit that alleges Maine provides ineffective legal services to low-income people who need a lawyer at the state’s expense. Four settlement meetings between the... + más
Indigent defender commission sends emergency funding request to governor, lawmakers | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 05, 2022
It didn’t take long for the sparks to fly at Tuesday’s gubernatorial debate. Twenty minutes in, former Gov. Paul LePage denounced Gov. Janet Mills as “a liar” for asserting he had supported President Trump’s executive order banning U.S. entry to citizens of seven... + más
Commentary: Maine still treating Indigenous tribes like second-class citizens | Portland Press Herald
Mills and LePage spar over Maine’s abortion law | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Nation September 28, 2022
Former Gov. Paul LePage alleges that taxpayer money funds free crack pipes in the state, during a news conference in Deering Oaks park in Portland on Wednesday. LePage is challenging Gov. Janet Mills in the November election. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer Drug use is fueling... + más
Shying from Trump, LePage seeks his old job back | Portland Press Herald
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Portland Press Herald USA Opinion September 24, 2022
To the surprise of absolutely no one, Maine’s system for indigent legal services is in crisis, without enough lawyers to cover cases, or money to attract more. People wait outside the Biddeford District Court to make their initial court appearances. Earlier this year,... + más
Thousands of Maine people per day getting their booster doses | Portland Press Herald
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