Lawyers: No Plea Deal in Detroit Murder Case

Lawyers: No plea deal in Detroit murder case
Detectives with the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit found Cole dead in the blood-spattered mobile home. Cole had a … A day earlier, Cote snorted methadone and Xanax at the friend's home on Dogtown Road in Palmyra, according to the court affidavit.
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Legislature has short-term job, but it shouldn't endanger long-term priorities
Lawmakers can also advance strategic objectives by rejecting a cut under consideration: A suggestion to impose a six-month cap on methadone and Suboxone treatments for those suffering from addiction. It's a move that would likely end up costing the …
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LePage's 'war on drugs' plan spurs effort to vote on legalizing, taxing marijuana
In his State of the State address in February, LePage said he wants 22 new state positions — 14 new Maine Drug Enforcement agents, four new prosecutors in the attorney general's office, and four new District Court judges in Lewiston, Presque Isle …
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