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Republican Gov. Paul LePage on Friday defended his refusal to release over $1 million in overdue public campaign funds to more than 120 legislative candidates and one gubernatorial hopeful.
LePage and his finance chief Alec Porteous argued in legal briefs that the courts canāt decide whether a governor should sign a financial order. Their lawyer argued that candidates have failed to prove that the hold on some public campaign funds will cause āirreparable harmā to their campaigns.
Several publicly financed candidates and an advocacy group are suing LePage and Porteous for refusing to sign routine financial orders this spring to release the money, which was due through June. The governorās move left Maineās ethics commission able to only pay out 26 percent of the $1.4 million it owed candidates for that period.
LePage defends hold up on public campaign funds
Why does LePage suck so much?
This guy is evil.
LePage and his finance chief Alec Porteous argued in legal briefs that the courts canāt decide whether a governor should sign a financial order. Their lawyer argued that candidates have failed to prove that the hold on some public campaign funds will cause āirreparable harmā to their campaigns.
Several publicly financed candidates and an advocacy group are suing LePage and Porteous for refusing to sign routine financial orders this spring to release the money, which was due through June. The governorās move left Maineās ethics commission able to only pay out 26 percent of the $1.4 million it owed candidates for that period.
LePage defends hold up on public campaign funds
Why does LePage suck so much?
This guy is evil.
