Shenna Bellows - I’m still being sued by Trump’s DOJ because I refused to turn over Mainers’ private voter information -- without safeguards, without justification, and without any explanation for how it would be used.
When they first demanded Maine’s voter data, I said no. When they escalated, I said no again. And when they tried to intimidate us with a lawsuit, my answer didn’t change.
We run some of the most secure, transparent elections in the country. I will not allow conspiracy theories or political pressure to put Mainers’ privacy -- or their trust in our democracy -- at risk.
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- Eliot Cutler turns himself in after being accused of violating release conditions
- The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the state limit on forever chemicals, or PFAS, in drinking water to align with rigorous federal standards set by the Biden administration. The change reduces the maximum amount of the two most harmful forever chemicals to four parts per trillion – roughly four drops in 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Public drinking water systems have until April 2029 to comply with the new limits.
- The Office of the Maine Attorney General said it has already received 25 complaints about potential violations of a new law that regulates the resale market for tickets — a sector that venues and artists say is rampant with price gouging. The law, which took effect Sept. 24, prohibits predatory tactics, such as using bots to scoop up seats to resell at huge markups, selling speculative tickets and hiding mandatory fees.
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