Members of the Judiciary Committee approved two multimillion-dollar settlements Monday one dealing with the prevalence of hepatitis C among those in the state’s prisons and jails and one involving the abuse of a patient at Whiting Forensic Hospital.
Lawmakers are making a second attempt at hiring Maine’s first public defenders with a $8.1 million proposal to the state budget committee. Gov. Janet Mills left $20 million unallocated for lawmakers to distribute across all state programs in her.
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