AUGUSTA — The director of the Maine Ethics Commission says a state lawmaker likely violated the state’s ethics law when he failed to swiftly disclose income earned from work he did on behalf of a political action committee. Ethics commission Director Jonathan Wayne issued a clarification about Rep. Ryan Tipping, an Orono Democrat, on Friday, […]
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Head of Maine ethics commission says Ryan Tipping likely violated law
AUGUSTA (AP) — The director of the Maine Ethics Commission says a state lawmaker likely violated the state’s ethics law when he failed to swiftly disclose income earned from work he did on behalf of a political action committee. Ethics commission Director Jonathan Wayne issued a clarification about Rep. Ryan Tipping, an Orono Democrat, on […]
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Maine House votes against investigating Ryan Tipping
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers in Maine voted against an effort to investigate a Democratic legislator’s employment for a ballot campaign committee. Assistant House Republican Leader Ellie Espling said the House Ethics Committee should investigate whether Rep. Ryan Tipping’s employment violated legislative ethics rules. The House voted 77-64 against Espling’s motion. Tipping is the taxation committee’s House […]
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Gov. Paul LePage says Orono lawmaker should resign over referendum work
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage said Tuesday that the Democrat who co-chairs the Legislature’s taxation committee should resign for his work on a 2016 ballot initiative that added a new tax on high-income earners to fund education. It came after the Maine Republican Party issued a news release accusing Rep. Ryan Tipping of Orono of a […]