"… s the intended beneficiaries are not enamored with them either.A reader in Maine wrote to alert us to one such situation, in a Maine statehouse race, where …"

"… hem either.A reader in Maine wrote to alert us to one such situation, in a Maine statehouse race, where the National Organization for Marriage is paying fo …"

"… which opposed the bill, has sent flyers to voters in McCabe’s Skowhegan, Maine, district reminding them that the Democrat voted for the bill and noting t …"

"… “thank him for standing for traditional marriage & securing a strong Maine future.”But both McCabe and Hale are crying foul.In a telephone intervie …"

"… ckwheat Zydeco, the $300,000 party for more than 1,000 will be held at the New England Aquarium.Below is a list of parties compiled by the Center for Public Inte …"

"… toric naval yard, Charlestown25-JulIowa and Missouri delegationsBoston 2004New England Aquarium, downtownAquarium25-JulTexas delegationBoston 2004Hyatt Harborsid …"

"… iving an F grade on the State Integrity Investigation for corruption risk, Maine’s governor and state leaders plan to take legislative action. Maine rank …"

"… isk, Maine’s governor and state leaders plan to take legislative action. Maine ranks 46th among the 50 states.Gov. Paul LePage said in a statement t …"

"… te contracts.  “This is the direction we need to move in to improve Maine’s grade,” LePage said. “It’s clear that many states struggle with …"

"… it is an issue that I will continue to work on improving on behalf of the Maine taxpayer.” The bill has been approved in committee, but has not yet reac …"

"… vice based in Hallowell. You can contact the Maine Center here. …"

"… paying them. It is good for the health of our democracy and the people of Maine,” said LePage.“This will increase trust in the system and ensure that …"

"… cordingly.”LePage proposed the bill after a January investigation by the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting revealed that organizations run by to …"

"… hich co-sponsored a 50-state ethics-in-government study that recently gave Maine an “F," said, the bill’s passage “is an important step in the right …"

"… from news reports, agency press releases, state and federal court records, Ethics Commission dispositions, government annual reports and interviews with municipal, sta …"

"… nt Chicago corruption report.But George Brown, a former chair of the state Ethics Commission, said the high number of cases doesn’t necessarily reflect that Massachu …"

"… sachusetts public servants in the past five years have come from the state Ethics Commission, which bolstered its ability to punish transgressors of state ethics laws …"

"… indictment of former House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi that same year.The Ethics Commission has cited politicians for failing to submit financial disclosure forms, fi …"

"… more competitive by the retirement of senior Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe.Maine Freedom, a new super PAC, spent $137,000 on an ad supporting Cyn …"

"… itwhose mission is to elect Republican governors, is not involved with the Maine Freedom super PAC, according to spokesman Mike Schrimpf.“The RGA has zer …"

"… nsel, Mike Adams.”Target Enterprises, the group that made the ad buy for Maine Freedom, is a California-based media placement company. The president of t …"

"… irector for the 1996 presidential committee of former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan.Maine Freedom registered with the FEC as a super PAC on Aug. 16 and is …"

"… allowell. Email: Mainecenter@gmail.com. Web: pinetreewatchdog.org. …"

"… Democratic leader Emily Cain are responding to a national report that gave Maine government an “F” for its potential for corruption.Maine ranked 46th i …"

"… ort that gave Maine government an “F” for its potential for corruption.Maine ranked 46th in the “State Integrity Investigation” by three nonpartisa …"

"… sion that begins in January, 2013.“While the report didn’t reveal that Maine is corrupt, we have a lot of things to look at to do better,” Cain said, …"