Maine gov touts initiatives to help businesses
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In Saturday’s Democratic radio address, Sen. Barry Hobbins of Saco said LePage has deviated from his promise of government transparency since taking office.
Democrats supported LePage’s pledge of government transparency while he was campaigning for governor, but the time has come to speak out against LePage’s plan to make his newly formed Business Advisory Council exempt from the state’s right-to-know laws, Hobbins said.
Hobbins said he endorses the council’s mission of strengthening the Maine economy and creating good-paying jobs, but he opposes any efforts to keep the council’s actions secret.
“I can only speak about that which I see — and if we’re not allowed to see who and what is behind the curtain, suspicion and doubt will brew,” Hobbins said in his radio address.