Tag: FOAA

WERU News Report 7/22/15

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Engineer: John Greenman

Today we’re talking about transparency in government here in Maine with 3 guests who have a lot of experience poking around behind the scenes to keep an eye on what our public officials are up to. They share some stories of what they’ve uncovered and some tips on how Maine’s Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) process works –in case you’d like to do some sleuthing yourselves.

Guests:
Naomi Schalit and John Christie, investigative journalists with the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, and regulars here on the WERU News Report. FMI: www.pinetreewatchdog.org
Mike Tipping, blogger & columnist for the BDN and Portland Press Herald, as well as the author of “As Maine Went: Governor LePage and the Tea Party Takeover of Maine”. Mike also works for the Maine People’s Alliance. FMI: http://thetippingpoint.bangordailynews.com/

WERU News Report 8/27/14

Producer/Host: Amy Browne

We check in with Ron Huber, Executive Director of Friends of Penobscot Bay, for an update on that group’s efforts to determine what was left behind on the shoreline near GAC chemical in Searsport, by generations of industry there. We also talk with DEP spokesperson Jessamine Logan for a response to Huber’s allegations that a FOAA records request to the agency did not yield requested phone records.

WERU News Report 8/27/14

Producer/Host: Amy Browne

We check in with Ron Huber, Executive Director of Friends of Penobscot Bay, for an update on that group’s efforts to determine what was left behind on the shoreline near GAC chemical in Searsport, by generations of industry there. We also talk with DEP spokesperson Jessamine Logan for a response to Huber’s allegations that a FOAA records request to the agency did not yield requested phone records.

WERU News Report 1/10/12

Issue: Alternative Local News
Program Name: WERU News Report
Broadcast Date:1/10/12
Broadcast Time: 4pm

Program Topic: Maine Legislature Watch

Key Discussion Points:
a) Updates on the DHHS supplemental budget and other legislation being monitored by the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP)
b) Follow up re: the proposed renaming/restructuring of the Department of Environmental Protection and the recommendations of the LURC Reform Committee with Natural Resources Council of Maine
c) Audio from today’s work session discussion re: legislation to make the Governor’s “working paper” exempt from Freedom of Access requests

Guests by name and affiliation:
A) Dan Coyne, Legislative Director for Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) FMI: http://www.mecep.org/
B) Pete Didisheim, Senior Director of Advocacy for the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM). FMI: www.nrcm.org

Call In Program: No
Political Broadcast: No

Host: Amy Browne
Engineer: Amy Browne