The state's watchdog agency has concluded that Maine's film production incentives are behind the times and the Maine Film Office does not effectively administer the program.
A committee takes the unusual step of suing Maine's Department of Health and Human Services after agency officials did not comply with a subpoena seeking records of four children who have died from abuse or neglect.
The surprise move directs the legislature's watchdog agency to explore a whistleblower's allegations about the finances of a state-chartered nonprofit that operates six veterans support homes across the state.
The director of the state's nonpartisan watchdog agency said he received a whistleblower complaint from someone in a position to know about financial problems, but no details were disclosed.