AUGUSTA — A top attorney for Republican Gov. Paul LePage is resisting efforts by several state lawmakers to have the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee launch an investigation into LePage’s actions regarding House Speaker Mark Eves and a position he had been hired for then fired from at the Good Will-Hinckley School. The committee, evenly split […]
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Secretary of state vows fixes for records retention program
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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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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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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Legislative committee looks at ways to address CDC document shredding
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee is looking at ways to prevent something like the Maine Center for Disease Control’s document-shredding scandal from happening again. The committee on Wednesday asked its Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability, or OPEGA, to draft legislation to implement the recommendations made in 2009 by the Maine Commission […]
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Maine oversight panel to investigate Riverview Psychiatric Hospital
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s nonpartisan watchdog organization will join a list of entities investigating problems at the beleaguered Riverview Psychiatric Center but will limit the scope of its probe for now, according to a directive from lawmakers on Wednesday. The Government Oversight Committee unanimously tasked the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability to focus […]
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Riverview workers cite problems, ask for help
AUGUSTA — A handful of current and former Riverview Psychiatric Center employees have asked the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee to look into problems at the state-run hospital. Those problems, they say, include the bullying and harassment of staff members who raised concerns about patient care, patients who were denied food or drink, patients who were […]
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State committee votes to continue discussion of Dept. of Labor probe
AUGUSTA — A special federal audit has found no evidence of bias or undue political influence in the outcomes of unemployment compensation appeals hearings at the Maine Department of Labor, a state official has reported to the Legislature. In her report to the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee on Thursday, Maine Labor Commissioner Jeanne Paquette highlighted […]
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CDC officials in document-shredding probe met previously about document policy
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee has received a summary of claims, inconsistencies and answers from six current and former Maine Center for Disease Control officials at the heart of the committee’s document-shredding probe. The Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability presented the 32-page summary to the Government Oversight Committee on Friday. The summary outlined […]