Legislature May Use Subpoena Powers On Turnpike Spending

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AUGUSTA -- The Senate chairman of the Legislature's Oversight Committee may take the unheard of step of using the committee's subpoena powers to get to the bottom of spending at the Maine Turnpike Authority.

State Sen. Roger Katz, R-Augusta, said the Government Oversight Committee is "unsatisfied" with some the MTA's answers to questions raised by the recent 88-page report from the Legislature's Office of Program Evaluation & Government Accountability.

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Legislature May Use Subpoena Powers On Turnpike Spending

He especially cited the authority's lack of complete records on how it spent $157,000 in gift certificates between 2005-07. He said the committee also has more questi...

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