Maine court tosses GOP lawsuit against Janet Mills' budget move

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s high court ruled against a group of Republicans, saying Tuesday that they were not legally able to challenge Gov. Janet Mills’ move to call legislators into a special session to pass a Democratic budget. The lawsuit challenging the 2023 budget maneuver in the Democratic-controlled Legislature came last spring from Respect Maine members Michelle Tucker and William Clardy, a former House candidate from Augusta, along with Republican state Reps. Randall Greenwood of Wales and Shelley Rudnicki of Fairfield. It was rejected by a lower court in October,...