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Maine Turnpike Authority – Payroll and Spending information
The Center for Open Government launched new information from the Maine Turnpike Authority today, including salary information for all of their employees and each check they wrote to vendors. Also updated was the State Vendor Information for 2009. You can …
Time for Transparency Act
Read the full report | The Maine Heritage Policy Center wrote this bill that would strengthen Maine's freedom of access laws, to hold government more accountable. This
Testimony Against Anti-Citizen Initiative Bills
Read the full report | Tarren Bragdon, the CEO of The Maine Heritage Policy Center, delivered testimony last week in Augusta to oppose three bills that
Testimony against LD 1353 An Act Regarding Salary Information for Public Employees
Read the full report | Tarren Bragdon's testimony against LD 1353, An Act Regarding Salary Information for Public Employees, a bill that would restrict public information available to
Transparency—Shedding Light on Government Activities I: How Will Maine Afford Retiree Health Care Benefits for State Employees and Public School Teachers?
Read the full report | Maine is abuzz with the recent news that the state government’s budget deficit has doubled from $95 million to $190 million. While
Overview of Maine’s Term Limits Law
Read the full report | Almost fifteen years ago, Maine’s legislative term limits law was enacted as a result of a citizen’s initiative measure that won the
The Maine Heritage Policy Center
