Maine has what is known as a "yellow flag law," the only one of its kind in the nation. The law was enacted in 2020, co-sponsored by Republican State Senator Lisa Keim. By contrast, Massachusetts ...

Questions remain about the state's yellow flag law that was put into place in 2019 to prevent these types of mass shootings. I don't know whether there was *** report to trigger the yellow flag law.

Maine is the only state that has a so-called “yellow flag” law, which requires a mental health evaluation among other steps. Even its name — yellow flag — suggests caution, deliberation.

Clinton police Chief Stanley Bell can’t pinpoint exactly why his team has used Maine’s yellow flag law so much more often than other departments. The Kennebec County agency, which employs just ...