An order by Gov. Janet Mills prohibits essential items, such as toilet paper, cleaning products and food, from being sold at ‘unconscionable prices.’
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Commentary: For Maine trafficking survivors, a place of safety
The one-year anniversary of the state’s first shelter for sex exploitation and trafficking victims raises awareness of what we can all do to make a difference.
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Maine joins federal lawsuit concerning 3-D printed guns
The Maine Attorney General’s Office has joined 19 other states in challenging the Trump administration’s decision to allow the firearms to be regulated by the Department of Commerce rather than the State Department.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Supplements makers face contempt motion that alleges violation of FTC settlement
Health Research Laboratories and Whole Body Supplements, which ship from Maine, violated a settlement order by continuing to claim without evidence that their supplements could treat and cure diseases, the FTC said.
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Maine consumers with disputes wait months on inundated watchdog office
The short-staffed state Consumer Protection Division faces a daunting backlog.
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Our View: Maine medical examiner inspires no ‘confidence’
Dr. Mark Flomenbaum has not had a good year, and his missteps have given the state attorney general a lot to look into.
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Latest complaint against medical examiner says he joked about dead Mainers in job posting
The complaint filed Thursday by Rep. Jeff Evangelos against Dr. Mark Flomenbaum comes about 8 months after the state said it would look into the medical examiner’s credibility.
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Maine joins multistate lawsuit over auto emissions standards
The lawsuit argues the Trump administration has no authority to revoke a waiver allowing California to set tough tailpipe emission standards.
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Our View: Bomb robot aside, Dixmont police shooting a lot like others
The case of Michael Grendell – who was seriously injured and saw his house destroyed during a mental health crisis – shows why a new state review panel is necessary.
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Maine joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s move to allow more climate-altering gas emissions
Attorney General Aaron Frey added Maine to the more than 2 dozen state and local governments trying to protect Obama-era regulations that sought to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants.