AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A legislative committee voted Friday to appeal a judge's conclusion that lawmakers aren't entitled to full investigative files on four child deaths that spurred further child welfare reforms.
Five Republicans and one Democrat on the Legislature's Government Oversight Committee voted Friday to appeal a superior court judge's decision denying the panel access to confidential child protection files of four children killed in 2021.
Members of the Legislature's Government Oversight Committee do not have the right to see confidential files regarding four children who were killed last year, the ruling says.