Ethics bills get unanimous support in committee
Legal and Veterans’ Affairs Committee unanimously passes ethics reform bill, including a provision on when exiting legislators can become lobbyists.
UMaine student leads ethics discussion at Statehouse
An honors student from the University of Maine stood before lawmakers Wednesday and, in a clear and confident voice, walked them through an ethics reform proposal that would require more extensive disclosure of the financial affairs of public officials and legislators.
Seat belt enforcement raises question: Saving lives or setting ticket quotas?
Maine's chief of state police enacted a hard line towards seat belt enforcement. Questions are being raised whether his dictate has become a quota.
LePage-Cain ethics bill: more financial disclosure
Maine's Republican governor and a leading Democratic legislator have teamed up to try to improve the ethical standards for both elected and appointed state officials.
Bethel lawmaker’s bill aims to wipe away ethical ‘shame’
Bethel Rep. Jarrod Crockett introduced a bill to require a one-year waiting period between leaving the legislature and working as a lobbyist.
Risky business tax breaks cost state $100 million per year
State considers spending more than $100 million a year on tax breaks for businesses that an audit has criticized as risky investments.
Ethics getting statehouse attention, prompted by ‘F’ in national study
Lawmakers consider lobbying restrictions amid ethics overhaul after receiving failing grade in national study.