Maine's legislative watchdog decided Friday on the next areas of policy and government it would like to investigate.
The Legislature's Government Oversight Committee heard a handful of proposals from lawmakers seeking to have the group look into cannabis policy, election integrity, a home energy assistance program and the state-owned landfill.
Senate chair Craig Hickman (D-Kennebec) took time during the meeting to read the portion of Maine statute that outlines the purview of the committee and its adjoining agency that completes the investigations, the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability (OPEGA).
It reads that the entities are tasked with providing program evaluations of agencies and state government, and when determined necessary by the committee local and municipal governments, as well as other quasi- and smaller government-like agencies. They can also review spending and contracts.
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