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Our View: Finally, it s costly to withhold public information from the public

A landmark ruling against a public agency acting in bad faith sends a clear message to others.

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Judge fines agency $130,000 for shielding records of Kennebec County Correctional Facility settlement

Taxpayers are on the hook for more than $200,000 as a result of the first Maine ruling to penalize an agency for withholding public records.

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Judge fines agency $130,000 for shielding records of Kennebec County jail settlement

Taxpayers are on the hook for over $200,000 as a result of the first Maine ruling to penalize an agency for withholding public records.

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Judge fines agency $130,000 for shielding records of Kennebec County jail settlement

Taxpayers are on the hook for more than $200,000 as a result of the first Maine ruling to penalize an agency for withholding public records.

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Agency to fork up nearly $200,000 for shielding public records related to Kennebec County jail

The Maine County Commissioners Association Risk Pool is the first government entity in Maine to be penalized for wrongly withholding documents since the Freedom of Access Act became law in 1959.

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