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Maine's GOP Governor Calls State Workers 'Corrupt'
Source: Associated Press
Maine's GOP Governor Calls State Workers 'Corrupt'
By CLARKE CANFIELD Associated Press
PORTLAND, Maine April 27, 2012 (AP)
Maine's blunt-speaking governor is again creating a ruckus with his offhanded remarks — this time by calling state government middle managers "about as corrupt as can be."
At a town hall-style meeting in Newport on Thursday night, Republican Gov. Paul LePage was asked why there are so many fees associated with getting a cosmetologist license.
In response, the governor said state government is too big and too costly and that the state workforce is part of the problem. LePage told the crowd that he has control over appointed state workers, but has little authority over middle managers and other unionized state employees.
"The problem is, middle management of the state is about as corrupt as can be," LePage said in remarks first reported by MaineToday Media.
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By CLARKE CANFIELD Associated Press
PORTLAND, Maine April 27, 2012 (AP)
Maine's blunt-speaking governor is again creating a ruckus with his offhanded remarks — this time by calling state government middle managers "about as corrupt as can be."
At a town hall-style meeting in Newport on Thursday night, Republican Gov. Paul LePage was asked why there are so many fees associated with getting a cosmetologist license.
In response, the governor said state government is too big and too costly and that the state workforce is part of the problem. LePage told the crowd that he has control over appointed state workers, but has little authority over middle managers and other unionized state employees.
"The problem is, middle management of the state is about as corrupt as can be," LePage said in remarks first reported by MaineToday Media.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/maine-governor-calls-state-workers-corrupt-16229059
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