Maine Bill to Hide Public Employee Names Defeated Unanimously

Last night, the Maine Heritage Policy Center and Open Government supporters in Maine scored a major victory! LD 1353,"An Act Regarding Salary Information for Public Employees," was defeated with a unanimous "Ought Not To Pass" vote by the Legislature's Judiciary Committee.
Had it passed, LD 1353 would have struck a monumental blow to the public's right to know, censoring the taxpayer-paid salaries of some 90,000 Maine government and school employees.
The motion to kill the bill was initially made by Sen. David Hastings (R-Fryeburg) and Rep. Charles Kruger (D-Thomaston). The unanimous "Ought Not To Pass" vote was achieved afte....