Maine FOAA Ombudsman Brenda Kielty: A Right to Know Without T.E.E.T.H.?
Maine promises the public a right to know. But what happens when the official tasked with helping resolve public records disputes cannot compel compliance?
The Maine Mirror examines Public Access Ombudsman Brenda Kielty’s handling of a FOAA dispute, the documented correspondence, and the limits of Maine’s transparency enforcement system.
A right to know needs T.E.E.T.H.