AUGUSTA — A Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit by Gov. Paul LePage that sought to require Attorney General Janet Mills to cover the costs of hiring outside attorneys when she declines to represent the governor. LePage had filed suit in Kennebec County Superior Court in May after Mills declined to represent his office in […]
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Paul LePage and Janet Mills fight over $10.9 million in settlement funds
Maine’s attorney general Janet Mills said Gov. Paul LePage unlawfully transferred more than $10 million out of Maine’s consumer protection trust fund. Gov. Paul LePage moved Thursday to block Attorney General Janet Mills from tapping into nearly $11 million in legal settlement funds, adding a new chapter to an ongoing dispute between the two offices. […]
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Tom Saviello to help Janet Mills raise funds for gubernatorial bid
Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, said Tuesday that he has not decided who he will endorse for governor in the 2018 election, but for now he’s helping raise campaign cash for Janet Mills, who is running as a Democrat. Saviello, who has been friends with Mills for more than 20 years, confirmed rumors that he and […]
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Help for victims, not crooks
Crooks and thieves are ugly opportunists, and they’re leaping on the opportunity that is Harvey. Earlier this week, Attorney General Janet Mills issued a warning about making online donations to hurricane victims because fraudulent websites have sprouted up to scam us. These crooks are only too happy to take the money you intend to give […]
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Maine joins 17 states seeking military transgender protections
HONOLULU (AP) — The top legal officers in 18 states and the District of Columbia have asked Congress to pass legislation prohibiting discrimination against transgender service members. Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin sent the letter dated Thursday in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement, via Twitter a day earlier, that he would ban transgender people […]
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Janet Mills seeks to succeed Paul LePage as governor
AUGUSTA — Attorney General Janet Mills declared her intention Monday to seek the state’s highest office next year. Calling state government broken, the Democrat said she couldn’t stay on the sidelines without fighting “to put it back together.” Mills, 69, is the most high profile Democrat to jump into the race that already includes Republican […]
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Maine refuses to hand over voter data to federal commission
AUGUSTA — The state won’t comply with a request to hand over voter registration information to President Donald Trump’s Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap and Attorney General Janet Mills determined Monday that the state couldn’t provide the data without violating its own laws protecting voter privacy. “Maine citizens can be […]
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Janet Mills joins other attorneys general to probe cause of opioid crisis
AUGUSTA — Maine’s attorney general is joining most of her counterparts in other states to probe the sales and marketing efforts of opioid manufacturers. “We need to get the genie back in the pill bottle,” Attorney General Janet Mills said. “Our society is awash in pills and it is killing us.” More than half of […]
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20 attorneys general, including Maine, call for independent probe into Russia
Maine Attorneys General Janet Mills BOSTON (AP) — A group of 20 attorneys general, all Democrats, is calling for the appointment of an independent special counsel to continue the investigation into Russian interference in last year’s presidential election. The group led by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey called Republican President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI […]
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Gov. Paul LePage sues Attorney General Janet Mills
AUGUSTA — In a move bound to create political fallout, Gov. Paul LePage sued Attorney General Janet Mills on Monday and accused her of a “clear abuse of power” because she wouldn’t represent him in a controversial federal case involving President Donald Trump’s two stalled immigration orders. Mills denounced the governor’s move for wasting state […]