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Category: Government Oversight Committee

Sen. Diamond appointed to Criminal Justice, Government Oversight committees

Posted: December 27, 2016

AUGUSTA — Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Windham, has been appointed by the Senate President to the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Criminal...

Sen. Gratwick appointed to Environment, Government Oversight committees

Posted: December 27, 2016

AUGUSTA — Sen. Geoff Gratwick, D-Bangor, has been appointed by the Senate President to the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on the...

Sen. Libby appointed to Legislature’s government watchdog committee

Posted: December 27, 2016

AUGUSTA — Sen. Nate Libby of Lewiston, who serves as the Assistant Senate Democratic Leader, has been appointed by the Senate President to the...

Sen. Johnson praises GOC vote to investigate Maine State Lottery marketing

Posted: January 12, 2016

AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee voted unanimously Friday to launch an investigation into the Maine State Lottery to...

Democratic leaders: Legislature must address Gov. LePage’s abuse of power

Posted: December 03, 2015

AUGUSTA — Democratic leaders are lauding the bipartisan Government Oversight Committee for its work on the LePage/Good Will-Hinckley scandal, and...

Sen. Diamond calls LePage officials’ refusal to appear before GOC ‘unacceptable’

Posted: October 05, 2015

AUGUSTA — Sen. Bill Diamond, a Democrat from Windham and member of the Government Oversight Committee, released the following statement in...

STATE’S WATCHDOG COMMITTEE AGREES TO AUDIT PASSENGER RAIL AUTHORITY

Posted: March 13, 2015

AUGUSTA –Today, the state’s watchdog committee, Government Oversight, unanimously voted to have the Office of Program Evaluation and Government...

Bangor Daily News: Jackson joins legislative watchdog panel with oversight of document-shredding, labor probes

Posted: June 25, 2014

By Christopher Cousins Read more here AUGUSTA, Maine — Democratic Sen. Troy Jackson, who once called for Gov. Paul LePage’s impeachment...

CAIN STEPS DOWN FROM LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES

Posted: June 23, 2014

Three lawmakers reassigned to Appropriations and Government Oversight   AUGUSTA--Earlier today, State Senator Emily Cain stepped down from her...

Portland Press Herald: Maine agency reviewing contradictions in document-shredding testimony

Posted: March 29, 2014

By Steve Mistler Read more here Some of the explanations for some of the things that were done make you ask, ‘Does that make sense?’ says one...