Articles

  • 3 weeks ago | mainepublic.org | Susan Sharon

    Every 18 minutes someone accidentally kills another person — with a car, a gun, or by making an error on the job. When we read or hear about the victims of these tragedies, we have empathy for them and for their loved ones. But do we feel the same about the person who contributed to the unintentional death? Karen McKenna of Yarmouth recalls the driveway moment she had while listening to NPR in 2023.

  • 1 month ago | mainepublic.org | Susan Sharon

    A day after Maine lawmakers were urged to support funding for the Maine Resiliency Center in Lewiston, Sen. Susan Collins announced the approval of more than $8.5 million from the U.S. Department of Justice.

  • 1 month ago | mainepublic.org | Susan Sharon

    A Buxton woman who brought a medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit against the federal government for her husband's death has been awarded $1.3 million by a federal judge. Roy Palmer was complaining of abdominal pain when his wife, Janet, dropped him off at the Togus VA Medical Hospital in Augusta in April of 2020. Palmer, who was 69 years old and a U.S. Army veteran, was prescribed high doses of pain medication along with a sedative that led to his cardiac arrest and brain damage.

  • 1 month ago | mainepublic.org | Susan Sharon

    Judges, attorneys and advocates for low income Mainers are warning that the state's civil legal aid system is at a "breaking point." They say only about a third of the people who need it are getting help. And they're asking Maine lawmakers to sustain a $2 million appropriation set to expire in a few months and to add just over $3 million more each year to put Maine on par with other states.

  • 1 month ago | mainepublic.org | Susan Sharon

    A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to "unfreeze and release" any federal funding that the department has frozen or refused to pay to the state of Maine over alleged Title IX violations. In a 70-page order, U.S. District Judge John Woodcock granted Maine's request for an emergency temporary restraining order after Maine filed a complaint in U.S District Court seeking to restore access to the money.