Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap told a legislative committee Friday that he will immediately begin to implement recommendations from a working group that found that the state’s records retention program is in disarray. The Secretary of State’s Office oversees the State Archives, which is responsible for keeping or discarding public records. Dunlap said he plans […]
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Maine’s record retention program in disarray
AUGUSTA — A working group has found the state’s records retention program is in disarray, a problem that could cause public records to be destroyed — and has already been a factor in a document-shredding scandal within the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The working group found that 60 percent of state agencies […]
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DHHS commissioner replaces, reassigns Maine CDC director
Sheila Pinette is no longer head the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention. However, even without managing the department, it appears she will still be responsible for a number of the public health-related duties she had at the CDC. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the CDC, said Tuesday that […]
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State pays $250K to settle CDC whistle-blower suit, admits no wrongdoing
The state will pay $250,000 to settle claims that Maine Center for Disease Control officials harassed and discriminated against a CDC division director who refused to shred public documents. The settlement was filed Tuesday and released by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the CDC, in response to a Freedom of […]
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Committee seeks fixes after CDC document-shredding probe
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee took two more steps to deal with issues related to document-shredding at the Maine Center for Disease Control. The committee voted unanimously Friday to try to clarify and strengthen rules surrounding grant funds, such as those at the heart of the document-shredding probe. Members plan to introduce a […]
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Public hearing on ethics bill after CDC document-shredding probe
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee will hold a public hearing early next month on a bill to address ethics violations among state employees in the wake of document destruction at the Maine Center for Disease Control. The Government Oversight Committee voted in November to submit the legislation. That came nearly a year after a state […]
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Committee to submit legislation in wake of CDC document-shredding probe
AUGUSTA — Nearly a year after a state investigation found Maine Center for Disease Control supervisors ordered or ignored the destruction of public documents, a legislative committee will submit legislation to address ethics violations among state employees. The Government Oversight Committee voted unanimously Thursday to forward proposed legislation to the Office of the Revisor of […]
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Committee takes action in state agency document-shredding probe
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee this week took steps to resolve its months-long document-shredding probe and to ensure the Maine Center for Disease Control’s shredding scandal doesn’t happen again to that department or any others in Maine. The Government Oversight Committee voted Thursday to: * Ask the Attorney General’s Office to form a task force […]
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Former CDC official must give up medical info in whistle-blower suit
AUGUSTA — A former Maine Center for Disease Control division director who has filed a federal whistle-blower lawsuit against the Maine Department of Health and Human Services must hand over more than three years worth of her diaries, medical records and mental health records, as well as the names of any doctor or mental health […]
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Officials to be subpoenaed in CDC document-shredding probe
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control officials at the heart of a document-shredding probe will be required to appear before the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee to answer questions. CDC Director Sheila Pinette, Deputy Director Christine Zukas, Office of Minority Health and Health Equity Director Lisa Sockabasin, Division Director Deborah Wigand and Senior Program […]