The Maine Senate has voted unanimously to pass emergency legislation to support Maine's public defense services.

Maine’s “rainy day” fund currently has plenty of money if the state needs help in a financial emergency. But whether to use ...

Public defenders were expecting to go without pay for several months amid an anticipated budget crisis.

This story may be updated The state’s public defense agency has run out of money to pay the private defense lawyers it contracts with, who handle the vast majority of constitutionally-mandated ...