Hundreds of Maine Citizens Petition against Hiding Public Employee Names
An online petition against LD 1353, a bill to hide public employees names from public view, has gathered hundreds of signatures from citizens and taxpayers. In the comments section of […]
Read More →Video – Citizens and Press Oppose Bill to Hide Public Employee Names
More video from Thursdays hearing on LD 1353, a bill that would conceal the names of thousands of Maine State employees. Pem Schaeffer, a resident of Brunswick, expresses his concern […]
Read More →Public Hearing on Bill to Hide Public Employee Names draws dozens
The public hearing on LD 1353, a bill that would hide public employee names from public access and attempt to shut down MaineOpenGov.org, drew a large crowd at the State […]
Read More →Auburn Senator Shows Hypocrisy with Co-Sponsorship of Bill to Hide Public Information
An article today in the online Exception Magazine, by Chris Cinquemani, points out that Auburn Senator Deb Simpson has worked hard to paint herself as a supporter of government transparency, […]
Read More →State of Maine Checkbook Trivia
It’s Friday…and you know what that means…another edition of Maine Checkbook Trivia! The answer to last week’s trivia was…C! Again. Submit your guesses this week to the comment section…
Read More →Weekly State of Maine Checkbook Trivia
The answer to last week’s trivia question is….drumroll please….C Post your answers to this weeks trivia in the comments section
Read More →MaineOpenGov.org featured in DownEast Magazine
MaineOpenGov.org was featured in a DownEast Magazine article (second column down) in January. DownEast Magazine ranks as Maine’s premier magazine, with over 100,000 readers worldwide.
Read More →Should we add some state workers?
According to MaineOpenGov.org data, there were 413 state employees with more than $10,000 in overtime pay alone in 2007. The total overtime paid to these employees was over $19,000,000 for […]
Read More →Conflicts of Interest on the Appropriations Committee?
Members of Maine’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee are among the most powerful people in State government. This group of 13 individuals determines how over $6 billion are spent by […]
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