BANGOR — Bangor’s former director of health and community services said Monday he was surprised he and the city had been the subject of so much attention during the state’s document-shredding probe into the Maine Center for Disease Control. “It’s difficult for me because I don’t know all of the information and I think Bangor […]
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CDC officials deflect blame in document-shredding probe
AUGUSTA — After six hours of testimony Friday from the six current and former Maine Center for Disease Control officials at the heart of a state document-shredding probe, two things became clear. Deputy Director Christine Zukas told employees to destroy public documents related to funding for the Healthy Maine Partnerships program. And scoring was changed […]
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CDC leadership says documents destroyed to avoid confusion
The following is wrap up of more than six hours of testimony from CDC officials before the Government Oversight Committe’s probe into document shredding at the agency. A complete story and video will be filed soon. UPDATED 3:08 PM: After the questioning, all the subpeonaed witnesses were given a chance to make comments. Andrew Finch, […]
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Live coverage: Government Oversight Committee questioning of CDC officials in document-shredding probe
AUGUSTA — Five Maine Center for Disease Control officials are to appear before the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee at 9 a.m. Friday in a document-shredding probe. The questioning will appear live on SunJournal.com. The Sun Journal also will offer live Twitter updates via @SunJournal. There will be complete coverage in Saturday’s newspaper. The five […]
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CDC officials in document-shredding probe want questions behind closed doors
Five Maine Center for Disease Control officials subpoenaed to appear Friday before a legislative committee in a document-shredding probe have asked to be questioned behind closed doors. The Government Oversight Committee will vote on that request during the meeting Friday, then go into executive session if it passes. By state law, the request must be […]
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Committee limits questioners in CDC document-shredding probe
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee decided Friday that only the committee chairs and minority leaders will be allowed to question the current and former Maine Center for Disease Control employees who have been subpoenaed to appear before it to answer questions in a document-shredding probe. Other members of the Government Oversight Committee will pass questions […]
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Cancer Society, Heart Association, others pull support for Maine health improvement plan
Half a dozen of the state’s most prominent health organizations — including the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association and American Lung Association — have withdrawn their support for the upcoming State Health Improvement Plan. In a letter sent to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention this week, the organizations said they could […]
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Officials to be subpoenaed in CDC document-shredding probe
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control officials at the heart of a document-shredding probe will be required to appear before the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee to answer questions. CDC Director Sheila Pinette, Deputy Director Christine Zukas, Office of Minority Health and Health Equity Director Lisa Sockabasin, Division Director Deborah Wigand and Senior Program […]
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HMPs: What they do, what they spend
The “Don’t smoke” posters in the local high school hallway? The convenience store clerks trained to check IDs so kids don’t buy beer? The new walking path in town? It’s likely that an HMP — a Healthy Maine Partnership — had something to do with each of those things, and more. Despite all the good […]
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Lawmakers vote to subpoena Maine CDC officials involved in document-shredding probe
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers on the Government Oversight Committee voted Friday to subpoena officials at the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention to appear before the committee. The committee had invited five CDC officials to provide information Friday about the destruction of public records, including Director Sheila Pinette, Deputy Director Christine Zukas, Office of Minority […]