Josh Keefe

Portland

Government Accountability Reporter at The Maine Monitor

Government accountability reporter for @mainemonitor. Formerly @tennessean, @bangordailynews. DM for Signal.

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Maine judiciary clash: Lawmakers seek probe into judge ethics process - The Boston Globe

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Josh Keefe

This story was originally published by The Maine Monitor, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from TheMonitor, sign up for a freeMonitornewsletter here. The legislature’s judiciary committee defied a warning from the chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court last week, pressing ahead with efforts to examine how the judicial branch handles ethics complaints against its judges.
Maine lawmakers want to examine how judges are disciplined. The judicial branch says it’s not their call.

1 week ago | sunjournal.com | Josh Keefe

The Legislature’s judiciary committee defied a warning from the chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Wednesday, pressing ahead with efforts to examine how the Maine Judicial Branch handles ethics complaints against its judges. In a work session on, the committee considered how to address what one lawmaker called a “gap” in the judicial branch’s system for disciplining high court justices. But the legislators’ options appeared limited.
Maine lawmakers want to examine how judges are disciplined. The judicial branch says it’s not their call.

1 week ago | centralmaine.com | Josh Keefe

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Maine lawmakers, judicial branch clash over disciplining judges

1 week ago | bangordailynews.com | Josh Keefe

The legislature’s judiciary committee defied a warning from the chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Wednesday, pressing ahead with efforts to examine how the judicial branch handles ethics complaints against its judges. In a work session on , the committee considered how to address what one lawmaker called a “gap” in the judicial branch’s system for disciplining high court justices. But the legislators’ options appeared limited.
Maine's lawmakers, judicial branch clash over disciplining judges

1 week ago | themainemonitor.org | Josh Keefe

The legislature’s judiciary committee defied a warning from the chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Wednesday, pressing ahead with efforts to examine how the judicial branch handles ethics complaints against its judges. In a work session on, the committee considered how to address what one lawmaker called a “gap” in the judicial branch’s system for disciplining high court justices. But the legislators’ options appeared limited.
Oil Spill In US Waters Averted

2 weeks ago | worldenergynews.com | Josh Keefe

Posted by The United States Coast Guard and the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement released a joint safety alert today in response to an incident in which an Offshore Supply Vessel (OSV) experienced a loss of position while conducting a critical Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) activity.
Maine lawmakers grapple with what constitutes child neglect

4 weeks ago | chronicle-tribune.com | Josh Keefe

Over the past month, state lawmakers have considered a slate of bills that would change the way Maine’s child protection system defines abuse and neglect — a definition that influences the number of families that get pulled into the system. The debates around each piece of legislation centered on concerns that Maine is unnecessarily investigating poor families and, in some cases, removing children for symptoms of poverty that are unfairly classified as neglect.
Maine lawmakers grapple with what constitutes child neglect

1 month ago | thesunchronicle.com | Josh Keefe

Over the past month, state lawmakers have considered a slate of bills that would change the way Maine's child protection system defines abuse and neglect - a definition that influences the number of families that get pulled into the system. The debates around each piece of legislation centered on concerns that Maine is unnecessarily investigating poor families and, in some cases, removing children for symptoms of poverty that are unfairly classified as neglect.
Maine lawmakers grapple with what constitutes child neglect

1 month ago | wacotrib.com | Josh Keefe

Over the past month, state lawmakers have considered a slate of bills that would change the way Maine’s child protection system defines abuse and neglect — a definition that influences the number of families that get pulled into the system. The debates around each piece of legislation centered on concerns that Maine is unnecessarily investigating poor families and, in some cases, removing children for symptoms of poverty that are unfairly classified as neglect.
Maine lawmakers grapple with what constitutes child neglect

1 month ago | apnews.com | Josh Keefe

Over the past month, state lawmakers have considered a slate of bills that would change the way Maine’s child protection system defines abuse and neglect — a definition that influences the number of families that get pulled into the system. The debates around each piece of legislation centered on concerns that Maine is unnecessarily investigating poor families and, in some cases, removing children for symptoms of poverty that are unfairly classified as neglect.