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Gov. Janet Mills signs bill to give Maine’s public defense agency $21M in emergency funding

The funding prevents delays exceeding three months in payments to court-appointed lawyers representing low-income defendants, supporting 35 public defenders statewide.

The Maine Commission on Public Defense Services had previously warned that it would run out of money to reimburse private lawyers who represent low-income clients.

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Portland Press Herald broke the news in Portland, United States on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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