Maine gov.: Negotiations with nurse in Ebola quarantine have failed, will use legal authority

Maine Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday he is ready to use the “full extent of his authority” to rein in a 33-year-old nurse who worked with Ebola patients in West Africa but balked at a deal that would prevent her from entering public spaces.

The Republican, who is up for re-election Tuesday, said state attorneys tried to work with Kaci Hickox, of Fort Kent, but those negotiations “have failed.”