Press Herald - Maine has again denied a request from the U.S. Department of Justice to provide the personal information of the state’s more than 1 million registered voters, including names, birth dates and partial Social Security numbers. On Monday, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said in response to the second request that she continues “to have grave concerns about the appropriateness and legality of DOJ’s request.”
Gov. Janet Mills expressed growing concern Monday about the Trump administration’s anti-vaccine and pro-tariff policies, among other things, but declined to levy criticism on Sen. Susan Collins, who could potentially be her next political opponent. The governor is being recruited by national Democrats to take on Collins, a five-term incumbent who they believe is vulnerable because of her low approval ratings.