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TexasTowelie

(117,296 posts) Sat Dec 17, 2016, 05:07 PM Dec 2016

LePage paid less than every other governor

AUGUSTA — It's not clear whether Gov. Paul LePage will try again to give his successor in the state's top job a pay raise.

Because Maine hasn't increased the governor's $70,000-a-year salary since 1987, the governor now earns substantially less than any of his peers around the country.

That may not matter to lawmakers skeptical of shelling out more money when so many competing needs are likely to face at least the threat of cuts.

The average governor across the country hauled in $137,415 last year, according to a survey by The Council of State Governments — and that figure has been increasing about 2 percent annually for years.

Read more: http://www.sunjournal.com/news/maine/2016/12/16/lepage-paid-less-every-other-governor/2046785

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LePage paid less than every other governor (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2016 OP

And they are still not getting their money's worth. bluedigger Dec 2016 #1

And it's still way too much. nt COLGATE4 Dec 2016 #2

He should be paying Maine. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #3

LePage isn't worth $30,000,... MarianJack Dec 2016 #4

bluedigger

(17,154 posts)

1. And they are still not getting their money's worth.

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Sat Dec 17, 2016, 05:31 PM

Dec 2016

COLGATE4

(14,840 posts)

2. And it's still way too much. nt

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Sat Dec 17, 2016, 06:16 PM

Dec 2016

The Velveteen Ocelot

(121,255 posts)

3. He should be paying Maine.

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Sat Dec 17, 2016, 06:36 PM

Dec 2016

MarianJack

(10,237 posts)

4. LePage isn't worth $30,000,...

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Sat Dec 17, 2016, 08:16 PM

Dec 2016

...but the Maine governor's salary SHOULD be higher. He or she could receive a 20% raise and STILL be the lowest paid governor in the country. Yikes!

PEACE!

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