AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage moved one step closer to a long-sought victory Monday when a legislative committee overwhelmingly endorsed more than doubling the pay of the next governor from $70,000 a year to $150,000. The State and Local Government Committee voted 11-1 in favor of increasing the salary, which is now the lowest of […]
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Paul LePage wants to more than double pay for Maine’s next governor
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has again submitted a bill to boost the salary for Maine’s next governor, which at $70,000 a year is the lowest of all 50 states. LePage’s proposal, announced Wednesday, would more than double that salary, boosting it to $150,000 a year. “The Governor of the State of Maine is the […]
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Committee splits on pay increase for Maine governors
AUGUSTA — Proposals by Republican Gov. Paul LePage to hike the salary of the next governor to $150,000 a year, increase pay for lawmakers and reduce members of the Legislature appeared poised for defeat Thursday. Lawmakers on the Legislature’s State and Local Government Committee split along party lines in a 5-5 vote after unanimously voting […]
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Poland selectmen stick with county lawsuit
POLAND — Selectmen voted 5-0 Tuesday night to continue to stand with the 12 Androscoggin County towns in their lawsuit charging county commissioners violated either the county charter or state law when they voted to set their salaries and benefits. The action was taken in response to a settlement agreement sent to officials in the […]
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Maine’s top executive, legislative staff better paid than counterparts in northern New England
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage frequently reminds people that Maine is a poor state and unable to afford its generous welfare programs. But when it comes to paying his own staff, LePage has been a generous boss compared to his Democratic counterparts in Vermont and New Hampshire. A Sun Journal review of public salary records […]
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Debate over county commissioners’ pay heats up
LEWISTON — Members of the Androscoggin County Budget Committee hope to bring Maine’s attorney general into the growing debate over whether county commissioners broke the law Nov. 25 when they voted to restore thousands of dollars in pay and benefits eliminated by the budget committee. The 14-member committee has drafted letters to AG Janet Mills […]
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Androscoggin County holds firm on pay cut for commissioners
AUBURN — Despite passionate pleas to soften drastic cuts, the 14-member Androscoggin County Budget Committee held firm Wednesday on reduced salaries and eliminated health and dental benefits for county commissioners. The three commissioners each earn between $15,000 and $26,000 in salary and benefits. Two earn $7,200 in salary and the chairman earns $8,292. Beginning in […]
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RSU 9 board approves salary increases for non-union workers
FARMINGTON — The RSU 9 school board voted April 22 after an executive session to approve a proposal that increases salaries for the district’s non-union employees, Superintendent Tom Ward said Thursday. The increases average about 2 percent, and there were no increase in benefits, he said. The non-union employees include central office support staff, social […]
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UMS vice chancellor gets $40,000 raise as universities struggle with budgets
BANGOR — While confronting a $36 million budget shortfall, the University of Maine System gave its top financial administrator a $40,000 raise between last fall and this spring, according to reports of employee salaries that the system publishes twice a year. UMS vice chancellor for administration and finance Rebecca Wyke’s salary was listed at $205,000 […]
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UMaine relying more on lower-paid professors as budget shrinks
ORONO — Jason Canniff teaches 4½ college courses at the University of Maine: two freshman composition classes, one upper-level persuasive writing class and two courses in the honors college, one of which he co-teaches. Typically he works 60 hours a week instructing, grading papers and preparing lessons. This week he has set up individual conferences […]