The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services urged more reform to Maine’s system Thursday when presenting its annual report to the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee.
Megan Gray
Staff Writer
Megan Gray is an arts and culture reporter at the Portland Press Herald. A Midwest native, she moved to Maine in 2016. She has written about presidential politics and local government, jury trials and jails. Her current beat is her favorite yet, and she loves the stories that take her to behind the scenes to an artist studio or theater backstage. Outside of work, she likes to explore Maine’s hiking trails and coastal islands with her husband, and she definitely wants to pet your dog.
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Court documents show a special team of state troopers uses methods vulnerable to racial bias
The Maine State Police’s Proactive Criminal Enforcement Team faces new scrutiny after a trooper was hit with allegations of racial profiling.
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South Portland mask mandate will take effect Monday
Masks will be required even in businesses that ask for proof of vaccination, and fines may be imposed.
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Driver in fatal Acadia crash will plead guilty to federal charges
Praneeth Manubolu was the driver and sole survivor of a crash that killed three people in Acadia National Park in August 2019.
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Martha Hallisey-Swift, 53, a devoted mother and champion of Maine’s children
The assistant attorney general was diagnosed less than a year ago with a rare and aggressive form of uterine cancer.
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‘When will something be done?’: Portland’s poet laureate echoes King’s sermon
Maya Williams’ poem pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and reflects on the message of his final Sunday sermon.
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Maine borrowers will benefit from Navient student loan settlement
The student loan servicer would cancel some debts and pay restitution to some borrowers under an agreement with attorneys general in Maine and other states.
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Federal judge sentences couple to time served for role in sex trafficking
Derong Miao and Shou Chao Li have been in jail for more than three years.
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Judge awards almost $1 million to families of fishermen who died on the Emmy Rose
The Portland-based vessel sank off the coast of Massachusetts in November 2020, claiming the lives of four men in a tragedy that stunned Maine’s fishing community.
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COVID or just a cold? Common symptoms have people hunting for hard-to-find tests
Experts say anyone with a cough or a sore throat who can’t get tested should stay at home.