AUGUSTA — Susan Cloutier isn’t looking for sympathy or pity, but she does want to be fairly compensated for the death of her husband and son. Cloutier, of Winthrop, who lost her husband, Ghislain “Gus” Cloutier, and her older son, Casey, in a Route 202 car crash in December 2014, stood before the Legislature’s Veterans […]
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‘Blizzard of lies’: Scarborough couple ordered to stop selling supplements
AUGUSTA — A Scarborough couple who sold weight-loss supplements have agreed to stop selling their products following legal actions by Maine’s attorney general and the Federal Trade Commission that alleged the couple engaged in misleading advertising and billed consumers with automatic charges that were “very difficult for customers to cancel.” AF Plus, a company owned […]
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Failed Maine DHHS lawsuit costs taxpayers $108,000
AUGUSTA — A failed federal lawsuit and subsequent appeal by the administration of Republican Gov. Paul LePage that was turned down by the U.S. Supreme Court has cost Maine taxpayers $108,000 in legal fees paid to a law firm outside state government. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services released the legal costs paid […]
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Towns attack commissioners’ motion to dismiss case
AUBURN — Thirteen municipalities suing Androscoggin County commissioners for their votes on salaries and benefits have attacked the commissioners’ motion to dismiss the case. The lawsuit, with Lewiston in the lead, was filed in Androscoggin County Superior Court in July and contends that commissioners overstepped their powers in approving the county budget by voting in […]
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Mark Eves expands case against Gov. Paul LePage
AUGUSTA — Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves expanded his federal lawsuit Wednesday that alleges Republican Gov. Paul LePage pressured a school for at-risk youth where Eves was president into firing him. Eves’ lawsuit, filed last month, accused the governor of violating Eves’ First Amendment rights. He now argues the governor also violated Maine law. The lawsuit […]
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Maine Speaker files civil suit against Gov. LePage
AUGUSTA — House Speaker Mark Eves has filed a civil lawsuit in federal court against Republican Gov. Paul LePage. David Webbert, Eves’ attorney, filed the suit Thursday in U.S. District Court in Portland. The suit stems from LePage’s involvement with Eves’ employment and subsequent firing from the Good Will-Hinckley School in Fairfield. Eves, D-North Berwick, […]
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Court says Maine Municipal Association can spend on campaigns
PORTLAND — The Maine Municipal Association claimed legal victory Tuesday after a Superior Court justice ruled in the association’s favor in a lawsuit filed by the conservative Maine Heritage Policy Center in 2010. An 18-page ruling issued in Kennebec County Superior Court seems to have closed the door on the case that accused the MMA […]
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Maine sues EPA over lack of water quality action
BANGOR (AP) — The state of Maine is suing the Environmental Protection Agency, saying the federal agency has failed to approve the state’s water quality standards under the Clean Water Act. The state filed its lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Bangor. The suit says EPA is responsible for approving Maine’s revisions to its water […]
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RSU 9 has $50,000 in proposed budget to address heat at Farmington school
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 directors agreed Tuesday to leave $50,000 in the 2014-15 budget to deal with overheating on the second floor of the Mallett School. The plan for this year is to take out some of the window glass in the most affected classroom and replace it with white, insulated panels. The glass will […]
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South Portland veteran fights VA to file damage claim
SOUTH PORTLAND — Kenneth “Jake” Myrick’s U.S. Army service took him to Kosovo and Iraq. His fight to recover damages from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is taking him to Capitol Hill. Myrick has asked U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, to look into the VA’s rejection of a $1 million tort claim, which alleges […]