All posts tagged "transparency"
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New report finds nine Maine hospitals are noncompliant on federal price transparency rule
At least nine Maine hospitals are not complying with a federal price transparency...
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Should Mainers be fined $500 for recording their child’s virtual learning?
Lawmakers on Maine’s Judiciary Committee held a public hearing Wednesday on LD 864,...
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Transparency and good governance a casualty of the majority budget
In late March, the 130th Maine Legislature met in-person at the Augusta Civic...
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Fake concept drafts don’t belong in a virtual legislative session
Much of the Maine Legislature’s regular business looks different this year. The Clerk...
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New studies on COVID-19 testing underscore need for greater transparency in Maine
Maine Policy Institute has previously noted the potential pitfalls of relying on a single health...
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The effects of Maine’s economic, societal shutdown from COVID-19
Maine Policy Institute today released a new report that sheds light on the...
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Does Maine have 500 problems that only government can solve?
The Constitution of Maine explicitly states all bills passed by the legislature become law 90...
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More victories for ballot initiative transparency
Governor Janet Mills on Thursday, June 20 signed into law LD 534, sponsored...
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Governor Mills signs bill to increase transparency in ballot initiative process
Governor Janet Mills yesterday signed LD 1209, “An Act To Require Legislative Hearings...
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Maine Open Checkbook should be more transparent
In 2013, former Maine Gov. Paul LePage established the Maine Open Checkbook website...
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How lawmakers can add much-needed transparency to the ballot initiative process
Lawmakers on the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee will hold a public hearing...
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Financial Transparency for the Dangerous Iranian Regime
As I’ve said many times before, Iran cannot be trusted. Iran is the...
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Posik: Are Secret Negotiations The New Business As Usual?
The Maine Legislature approved a $6.7 billion biennial budget Tuesday morning, just in...
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Transparency Needed in Publicly Funded News
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) provides some of the best and sometimes...
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Analysis: Press Herald’s 1,800-word story on public record requests ignores Democratic stonewalling
PORTLAND – The Portland Press Herald, a newspaper whose majority owner is one...
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This is what transparency looks like under the Alfond-Eves Regime
Transparency and accountability are core functions of government. Democracy does not equal self-government...
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Governor LePage: Mainers Deserve an Open Government
This is the governor’s weekly radio address for February 9, 2013. To listen to...
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Op-Ed: "Land trust" movement needs full disclosure, transparency
by Sandy George In response to the recent Bangor Daily News editorial Conservation...
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Evil genius: Hedge funds and the perpetual political machine
by Dean Scontras I find myself struck—though not particularly surprised—by the short reach...
