From The Portland Press Herald:
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers have given the green light to a new digital television channel that the Maine Public Broadcasting Network will devote to coverage of the State House.The MPBN State House Channel is modeled after the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, or C-SPAN, that offers live coverage of Congress. MPBN will use existing closed-circuit audio and video feeds at the State House to broadcast sessions in both the House and Senate as well as committee hearings on legislation with significant state impact.[…]Veteran State House journalist Mal Leary will become the managing editor and director of the program. …Leary, president of the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition and a director for the National Freedom of Information Coalition, said the MPBN channel is consistent with his goal of bringing transparency to state government.
Maine Freedom of Information Coalition is a member of NFOIC. — eds.