Expansion of Good Samaritan law gets bipartisan backing, but may face a veto
The Mills administration has supported a more modest expansion of the law, which would protect certain people from arrest if someone reports a potentially fatal overdose.
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The Mills administration has supported a more modest expansion of the law, which would protect certain people from arrest if someone reports a potentially fatal overdose.
The move puts the party at odds with former Gov. Paul LePage, who is challenging Democratic Gov. Janet Mills in November and has called the proposal 'an election-year gimmick.'
The move puts the party at odds with former Gov. Paul LePage, who is challenging Democratic Gov. Janet Mills in November and has called the proposal 'an election-year gimmick.'
The move puts the party at odds with former Gov. Paul LePage, who is challenging Democratic Gov. Janet Mills in November and has called the proposal 'an election-year gimmick.'
Maine is one of only six states that does not have a formal election auditing program.