Megan Gray is a general assignment reporter at the Portland Press Herald. A Midwest native, she moved to Maine in 2016. She has written about presidential politics and local government, jury trials and jails, lawsuits and U.S. Supreme Court cases. Her favorite stories are the ones that help us learn more about each other and the varied lives we lead in this expansive state. She likes to explore Maine’s hiking trails and coastal islands with her husband, and she definitely wants to pet your dog.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2020
Maine business owners withdraw appeal in COVID-19 lawsuit
The owners filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. Janet Mills in May, asking a judge to declare the restrictions on their operations during a pandemic unconstitutional.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2020
UMaine System pauses health insurance change after retirees sue
The lawsuit stems from the decision to switch the retirees from a group benefits plan to a Medicare exchange.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2020
Maine courts have improperly sealed public records for years, after agreeing to end practice
Courts automatically sealed criminal cases that had been dismissed, making details and outcomes inaccessible to the public.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2020
Mother convicted of murdering 10-year-old daughter seeks new trial
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in the appeal by Sharon Kennedy, who was convicted of killing Marissa Kennedy in 2018.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2020
Limington man sentenced to 38 years for neighbor’s murder
Bruce Akers was convicted of killing Douglas Flint with a machete and trying to hide his body.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2020
U.S. asylum office approving fewer applications from Maine
The ACLU of Maine and 2 legal aid organizations for immigrants file a federal lawsuit seeking information about how the agency assesses asylum requests.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2020
Watchdog report says Maine’s legal defense program for the poor lacks oversight, organization
The Legislature’s accountability office released the first part of its report on Maine’s program Monday.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2020
Maine groups offer reinforcements for job-seeking veterans during pandemic
People who help veterans find jobs in the state say their work has been disrupted by COVID-19, but they are still connecting candidates with employers.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2020
Lawsuit against Maine State Police troopers can go forward, appeals court says
The lawsuit says police failed to protect a woman from her former boyfriend Anthony Lord, who in 2015 went on a shooting rampage that killed 2 people after she reported that he raped her.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2020
More than 100 people infected in outbreak at Windham prison
It is now the state’s largest single-site outbreak during the pandemic.
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