Maine's Attorney General is signing on to a nationwide lawsuit challenging the termination of $11 billion in public health grants to states.

Earlier this week, members of the Maine Senate Republican Caucus sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting an investigation into the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services (DAFS) and its Office of State Procurement Services (OSPS).

Maine Democratic House Speaker Ryan Fecteau is asking a court to dismiss a lawsuit against him by Republican Representative Laurel Libby. Libby sued Fecteau last month over her censure by the House, saying the move violated her constitutional rights by blocking her from voting or speaking on the floor.

Three troopers acted “reasonably” when they fatally shot a man on a bridge that connects New Hampshire and Maine last summer, Maine Attorney General’s Aaron Frey has ruled.

The troopers who shot Weston reasonably believed he was posing an imminent threat of serious bodily injury or death when they shot him.

Trent Weston, of New Hampshire, was shot by police during an early morning standoff in late August, after killing his wife and son, officials said at the time.

The attorneys general argue these cuts violate federal law, jeopardize public health, and will have devastating consequences for communities nationwide.

Attorney General Aaron Frey is advising Mainers to delete sensitive information and have DNA samples destroyed.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Wednesday it had frozen federal funds for some Maine education programs over the state’s refusal to ban transgender students from girls’ and women’s sports as ordered by President Trump and his administration.