2012 “Maine Piglet Book” details waste, fraud and abuse of tax dollars
“The book Augusta doesn’t want you to read” shows improvement in some areas, continued waste and abuse in others The Maine Heritage Policy Center released the 2012 Maine Piglet Book […]
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Maine State Housing Authority Payroll Data Added to MaineOpenGov.org
Data shows 30% increase in total payroll cost in just five years Today, MaineOpenGov.org has been updated and expanded to show five years of salary and benefits data for employees of […]
Read More →Big Labor vs. Taxpayers Index – Maine Ranks #30
The Competitive Enterprise Institute recently released a fascinating index called the “Big Labor versus Taxpayers Index.” The institute uses 1,150 data points to rank the states based on whether they […]
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Shocking Video Reveals Vulnerability to Fraud within Maine’s Welfare System
DHHS Worker: “If you don’t have proof of income, then you have no income” An outside investigation into Maine’s Medicaid system reveals a shocking potential for fraud within Maine’s vast […]
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Think Tank Praises Sen. Snowe for Joining Movement for Transparent “Super Committee”
The Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) is applauding Maine Senator Olympia Snowe’s decision to cosponsor legislation in the U.S. Senate to require all meetings and hearings held by a newly-created […]
Read More →Is it Open? Is it Transparent? No, it’s Super Congress!
Superman had a lot of power, but I don’t recall him ever having the opportunity to reduce the U.S. debt by $1.2 trillion. Twelve “Super” members of Congress will soon […]
Read More →MHPC Urges Sens. Snowe, Collins to Join Movement for Transparent Deficit Committee Meetings
AP photo| The Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) is urging Maine Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins to join a growing movement within the U.S. Senate to open up to […]
Read More →Why Maine Needs Public Pension Reform
You might remember back in October 2010 when we added government retiree data to MaineOpenGov.org. It showed some pretty shocking things, like the fact that thousands of government retirees will […]
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Right-sizing Maine’s State Government Workforce
The basis of comparison in this study is the examination of the number of Maine’s state government jobs relative to the number of jobs in the private sector as compared […]
Read More →RELEASE: MaineOpenGov.org Updates Show Explosive Growth in Maine Turnpike Authority Payroll
The Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) held a press conference in Augusta today to update its MaineOpenGov.org online transparency Web site with payroll data from the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA) […]
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