Nearly eight years after coming to the U.S., two immigrants have achieved their dreams of graduating from nursing school.
Projects
Chasing Maine: The 60-Hour Bridge
Roger McCord captures the innovative $21 million Portland bridge project through time-lapse and drone videography.
Lawmakers approve funding to hire Maine’s first public defenders
Director warns of “imminent” crisis in being able to find lawyers for all people needing public defense.
Lawmakers make last-minute bid to “pony up” money for indigent legal defense
Maine Republicans and Democrats discuss splitting $1.2 million price tag to hire five public defenders.
Maine defense lawyer charged with criminal OUI by grand jury
Suzanne Dwyer-Jones routinely defends indigent clients in court. The agency overseeing representation of the poor plans to suspend her.
Lawyer leaves state board, claims poor attitude by lawmakers toward impoverished defendants
Bob Cummins gives up his seat on the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services, contending state officials ‘don’t give a damn’ about reform.
Lawmakers seek funding for Maine’s first public defenders
Committee proposes a dispatchable unit of defense lawyers to work on cases in underserved rural courts.
Study group may replace bill to strengthen privacy of attorney-client calls in jails
Lawmakers stripped away penalties in favor of a 16-person committee to look at the problem.
Maine man recorded by jail while on phone with lawyer won’t get new trial
Judge William Stokes denies Steven Clarke’s request to set aside 2016 plea deal.
Chasing Maine: The Gold Ball
Roger McCord captures the excitement of the state basketball tournament as the Flagg brothers lead Nokomis High to its first boys’ basketball state championship.
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