AUGUSTA, Maine, April 13 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Maine Attorney General Aaron M. Frey announced a lawsuit against agricultural biochemical company Monsanto. The suit, filed yesterday, alleges the company knew of the harm caused by polychlorinated biphenyls ("PCBs") but continued to sell PCB products. PCBs are toxic, dangerous, chemical compounds known to accumulate and persist in humans, wildlife, and the environment. The feder  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 13 -- The Maine Democratic Party issued the following statement on April 11, 2024: * * * In response to remarks made by Rep. Lemelin and affirmed by Rep. Rudnicki regarding the October 25, 2023 shooting in Lewiston, Maine, the Maine Democratic Party released the following statement: "Rep. Lemelin's incredibly cruel remarks have no place in the Maine House and are an affront to the pain Mainers are still suffering as a result of this tragedy. "To try to ascribe a religi  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 13 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on April 12, 2024: Governor Janet Mills announced today that she has appointed retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Alice Briones, DO, to serve as Maine's Chief Medical Examiner. A native of Hampden, Dr. Briones returns to Maine after a distinguished military career culminating as the first woman to lead the U.S. Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES). As Director of AFMES, Dr. Briones was the Chief Medical Exami  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 13 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: The Maine House voted Tuesday to pass legislation sponsored by Rep. Sam Zager, D-Portland, that would require health insurance coverage for biomarker testing. Biomarker testing is the analysis of a patient's tissue, blood or other biological specimen for an indicator of a normal or abnormal process or pharmacologic response such as how well a person might respond to a particular treatment  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 13 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: The Maine House voted Thursday to pass legislation sponsored by Rep. Vicki Doudera, D-Camden, aimed at lowering Maine's high rate of suicide deaths. LD 2119, as amended, would study allowing individuals to voluntarily and confidentially add their names to the federal do-not-sell firearms list, thereby preventing potential future gun purchases if that individual is experiencing a suicidal   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 13 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: The Maine Legislature unanimously voted Wednesday to enact legislation (https://legislature.maine.gov/backend/App/services/getDocument.aspx?documentId=104535) sponsored by Rep. Dan Ankeles, D-Brunswick, that would help protect fishermen's access to Maine's working waterfront. As amended, LD 2162 would strengthen the working waterfront section of the current land use tax program, which pro  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 13 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on April 12, 2024: On Friday, the Maine Senate voted unanimously to enact LD 1537, "An Act to Amend the Laws Relating to the Prevention of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Pollution and to Provide Additional Funding," sponsored by Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel. The Maine House unanimously enacted the bill on Thursday. LD 1537 updates and furthers the work of LD 1503, "An Act To Stop Perfluoroalkyl a  more

ORONO, Maine, April 13 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Political science and biology student Michael Delorge of Biddeford, Maine and mechanical engineering major Lydia Gilmore of Bangor, Maine are the 2024 University of Maine valedictorians. UMaine's salutatorian is Katelyn Amero of Mapleton, Maine, who is double majoring in biochemistry and microbiology. The three will graduate May 4 during the university's 222nd commencement ceremonies. "Michael, Lydia and Kate  more