PORTLAND — State officials have proposed an accelerated schedule to redraw the line between Maine’s two congressional districts in response to a lawsuit over redistricting. Under the proposal, the state faces a Dec.1 deadline to adopt a new redistricting plan. The panel of federal judges in the lawsuit would step in to create a plan by […]
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Pot trafficker free on bail due to poor health
Seth Leaf Pruzansky suffers from an intestinal infection that requires a special diet that the Cumberland County Jail is unable to provide.
Kennebunkport to keep fighting lawsuit over beach
Voters authorize $300,000 more to fight a lawsuit over access to Goose Rocks Beach.
Funding of beach lawsuit at issue
The town says it owns the entirety of Goose Rocks Beach; residents who sued in 2009 disagree.
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Connecticut pair charged with fraud conspiracy
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Court orders Maine to do redistricting much earlier
In light of new census data, the judges rule that the state’s plan to wait until after the 2012 elections is inadequate.