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Allegation that LePage pressured school shocks lawmakers
By ALANNA DURKIN
Jun. 25, 2015 5:33 PM EDT
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Even Maine lawmakers accustomed to Gov. Paul LePage's aggressive style of politics said Thursday they were troubled by accusations that the Republican had the top Democrat in the House of Representatives removed from his new job at a school for at-risk youth by threatening to cut off funds to the institution.
"The governor is taking partisan politics to a new, dark level," Republican Sen. Tom Saviello said in an email.
Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves said Wednesday that LePage told the Good Will-Hinckley school that he would withhold more than $500,000 a year from a charter school the nonprofit operates unless it fired Eves as president. That would've caused the charter to lose an additional $2 million in private funds, greatly threatening its viability, Eves said.
LePage's office declined Thursday to discuss the specific accusation, citing a potential lawsuit from Eves.
But the governor said in a statement that he stands by his opposition to Eves holding the post because the Democrat frequently opposed charter schools in the Legislature. LePage said the funds are an investment in the school's success.
Allegation that LePage pressured school shocks lawmakers
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Allegation that LePage pressured school shocks lawmakers
By ALANNA DURKIN
Jun. 25, 2015 5:33 PM EDT
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Even Maine lawmakers accustomed to Gov. Paul LePage's aggressive style of politics said Thursday they were troubled by accusations that the Republican had the top Democrat in the House of Representatives removed from his new job at a school for at-risk youth by threatening to cut off funds to the institution.
"The governor is taking partisan politics to a new, dark level," Republican Sen. Tom Saviello said in an email.
Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves said Wednesday that LePage told the Good Will-Hinckley school that he would withhold more than $500,000 a year from a charter school the nonprofit operates unless it fired Eves as president. That would've caused the charter to lose an additional $2 million in private funds, greatly threatening its viability, Eves said.
LePage's office declined Thursday to discuss the specific accusation, citing a potential lawsuit from Eves.
But the governor said in a statement that he stands by his opposition to Eves holding the post because the Democrat frequently opposed charter schools in the Legislature. LePage said the funds are an investment in the school's success.
Allegation that LePage pressured school shocks lawmakers
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