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House Speaker Mark Eves loses new job, accuses LePage of ‘blackmail’
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| Last Edited | RP Jun 25, 2015 05:07pm |
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| Category | Scandal |
| Author | Kevin Miller |
| News Date | Wednesday, June 24, 2015 11:10:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The board of Good Will-Hinckley School withdrew its job offer to House Speaker Mark Eves just days before he was slated to begin serving as the institution’s new president, after Gov. Paul LePage reportedly threatened to withhold state funding for the school.
While the school said Wednesday the board of directors had “voted to seek a new direction for the institution’s leadership” in order to avoid “political controversy,” Eves’ attorney said the House Speaker had been “terminated … without cause” and hinted at legal action against the governor.
Eves, meanwhile, released a statement accusing LePage of “blackmailing” the school for at-risk youths by threatening to cut $500,000 in state funding, which potentially could cause the loss of another $2 million in private funding. |
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