Officials also plan to discuss findings on proposed expansion of the program when part of the study goes public, as the attorney general has demanded.

Janet Mills says the LePage administration is violating state law by withholding the study. The governor’s reported response: She can ‘sue me.’

Passage of a bill that would expand the health coverage faces Republican opposition.

Purchases made at businesses that sell alcohol and tobacco were improper, he says. But many of those places offer other items and have ATMs, so the extent of misuse is unclear.

Independent Eliot Cutler objects as EqualityMaine’s political clout goes to his openly gay rival.