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Judge rejects proposed deal for state indigent defense system – now what?

by Emily Allen September 15, 2023September 14, 2023

Attorneys for the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Serves and the ACLU of Maine will meet with Superior Justice Michaela Murphy on Friday.

Maine, News

Civil rights board seeks Department of Justice investigation of Maine indigent defense services

by Samantha Hogan The Maine Monitor September 15, 2023August 8, 2024

Underfunded system negatively affects attorneys and indigent defendants in Maine, report says.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Compass: For the health of Mainers, we can’t afford to delay stronger clean car and truck standards

by Rebecca Boulos and Jack Shapiro September 15, 2023September 14, 2023

Maine has a great opportunity to improve our state’s health and economy by adopting stronger standards for clean cars and trucks that will ensure automakers are delivering new zero emission vehicles for Mainers to buy. By giving more people the freedom to choose zero emission vehicles, we are investing in Maine people, ensuring those already […]

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: The child poverty rate doubled because we let it

by The Editorial Board September 15, 2023September 15, 2023

The expiration of the federal child tax credit left American children behind last year. We should be way past scaremongering about ‘welfare’ and ‘generosity.’

Maine Voices, Opinion

Maine Voices: Pine Tree Power critics have vastly exaggerated CMP’s, Versant’s likely cost

by Peter L. Murray September 15, 2023September 14, 2023

Federal filings, Maine law and regulations and the current market for public utility assets do not support the $13.5 billion figure cited in opponents’ ads.