None of the legislative proposals introduced this year to improve the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services made it into a supplemental budget passed by the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee last week.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Bill to eliminate cash bail in Maine for minor crimes advances
On a 10-2 vote, the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee endorsed a bill that would prohibit jailing suspects who can’t pay bail on most misdemeanor charges.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Lawmakers may limit use of facial recognition software by police in Maine
A bill sponsored by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, would limit police use of facial recognition technology to investigations of only the most serious crimes.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Introducing Maine’s license plate game – potty-mouth edition
Behind a bill prohibiting nasty vanity plates lies a deeper question: Who would even want one?