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Maine lawmakers grapple with what constitutes child neglect
The debates in Augusta center on concerns that Maine is unnecessarily investigating poor families and, in some cases, removing children for symptoms of poverty that are unfairly classified as neglect.
Maine doesn’t have a statewide system to track rape kits. Lawmakers are considering a bill to change that.
The legislation builds on initiatives to track kits and address backlogs in Cumberland, Kennebec and Penobscot counties.
Public safety expenses make up largest share of Maine counties’ ARPA budgets
While counties made deep investments in community projects and critical infrastructure, they budgeted more for emergency services, sheriffs’ offices and county jails.
In Franklin County, ARPA funds going toward new emergency communications system
The new software will replace a system that’s more than 30 years old, and include data gathered through specialized aerial photography.
Washington County public safety building set to open in April
The $5.5 million facility, funded with pandemic recovery money, will bring all of the county’s law enforcement offices together in one space.
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