The first meeting this week of a special state commission on education funding has made clear that the panel has a lot to learn about government transparency and accountability.
The group flouted Maine’s open-meetings law by getting together behind closed doors. Each member of the commission could now face a hefty fine – and they should, if the public’s right to know is to stand for anything.
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