House passes emergency funding measure for assigned counsel amid warnings of service disruption The House voted to enact LD 2059 as an emergency measure to provide reimbursement funding for assigned counsel, after lawmakers warned that delays in payment risked large-scale provider withdrawal and a backlog in constitutionally required representation.

Maine lawmakers just passed an emergency funding measure to prevent legal chaos, ensuring that essential counsel won't abandon their clients amid payment delays.

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