On Tuesday, Chief Justice Leigh Saufley offered this astonishing fact in her State of the Courts address before the Legislature: Five million new pieces of paper flow into the clerks’ offices in Maine’s courts each year. They include civil and criminal filings, arrest warrants, orders of protection, divorce decrees, petitions for guardianship and adoption, among […]
matt dunlap
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Maine expects low voter turnout on Tuesday
PORTLAND — Maine’s top election official says voter turnout next week will likely be on the low side, as expected in an election with no candidates on the statewide ballot. Instead, state voters will have their say on five bonds. The borrowing projects totaling about $150 million would fund maintenance and improvements for the state’s […]
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