Senate Democrats, meanwhile, reelected leaders who helped retain the party’s 22-seat majority. House Democrats will select leaders next week.
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Posted inElection 2022, Politics
Sanford residents compete for open Maine Senate District 33 seat
Republican Rep. Matthew Harrington and Democrat Kendra Williams are running in District 33.
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Posted inElection 2022, Politics
Cumberland legislator facing challenger for Maine House District 110 seat
Republican Scott Jordan is trying to unseat Democratic Rep. Stephen Moriarty.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State, Politics
Portland legislator faces challenge for seat in Maine House
Republican Dale Holman is trying to unseat Democratic Rep. Samuel Zager.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Politics
Study group recommends stricter policies on access to prisoner phone calls
A legislative study group is recommending that Maine take steps to prevent police and prosecutors from having access to calls between lawyers and their clients in jail.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine lawmakers vote to sue state agency to gain access to child death records
A committee takes the unusual step of suing Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services after agency officials did not comply with a subpoena seeking records of four children who have died from abuse or neglect.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Task force on health care violence recommends expanding criminal code to protect emergency department staff
In addition to statutory changes, the task force also made several recommendations for “best practices” across health care systems, law enforcement agencies and district attorneys’ offices.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Early and absentee voting underway in Maine
So far, Democrats are requesting six out of every 10 absentee ballots – a much higher rate than Republicans.
Posted inLocal & State, News
State delivers child protective files to legislative agency but not to lawmakers
The Government Oversight Committee last month subpoenaed records associated with child deaths, but the Department of Health and Human Services said giving them to lawmakers would violate confidentiality laws.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine correctional system buckling under weight of staffing shortage
Longstanding staff shortages and an overreliance on overtime come with many costs.