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March 3, 2008 - 11:29pm

Bill creates pathway for citizens to complain about their legislators

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Maine House Speaker Glenn Cummings, D-Portland, is pushing legislation to redefine conflict of interest, undue influence and abuse of office in state government.

At the heart of his bill, which was heard in the Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee Monday, is a clause allowing citizens to come to the Ethics Commission with complaints about their legislators. read more »

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