Washington, D.C. - On Thursday, September 24, 2009, The Maine Heritage Policy Center and Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) will jointly release the 2009 Maine Piglet Report: The Book Augusta Doesn’t Want You to Read, focusing on government waste, fraud, and abuse in the Maine state budget. 

Representatives from The Maine Heritage Policy Center and CAGW will gather on the steps of the Maine Capitol Building in Augusta, Maine to release the report and field questions about the millions of tax dollars being wasted by the state’s politicians.   

WHEN:                                  Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 9:30 am

WHERE:                                The front steps of the Maine State Capitol Building, Augusta

WHO:                                     Tarren Bragdon, CEO, The Maine Heritage Policy Center

          David Williams, V.P. for Policy, CAGW

          The event will be streamed live on the web via New Media TV at www.newmediatv.org

          The Maine Heritage Policy Center is a research and educational organization whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the             principles of free enterprise; limited, constitutional government; individual freedom; and traditional American values - all for the purpose of providing public policy                 solutions that benefit the people of Maine.  Citizens Against Government Waste is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud,                   abuse, and mismanagement in government.