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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGovernor Says He Will Close School May 1 If Cuts Aren't Met (Maine - LePage)
http://www.wgme.com/news/top-stories/stories/wgme_vid_10607.shtmlA big announcement from the Governor Thursday night: if he doesn't get the cuts to the the Department of Health and Human Services budget that he's proposing he says he will close schools in May.
Governor LePage spoke during his Capitol For A Day town hall meeting in Lewiston.
Those in attendance asked questions ranging from education to jobs and health care. It was health care that seemed to divide the crowd the most.
The Governor says there is a $221 million deficit in the DHHS budget and cuts, including to MaineCare need to be made to fill the gap.
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Governor Says He Will Close School May 1 If Cuts Aren't Met (Maine - LePage) (Original Post)
Maine-ah
Jan 2012
OP
Does anyone know how the people feel about voting this guy to office? Can they recall him?
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2012
#2
Wow, I hope the citizens finally learned with this experience. By the way he doesn't have
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2012
#7
He & the Maine GOP just took an ass beating on the voting rights referendum and now this. Let me
RBInMaine
Jan 2012
#9
Wow can democrats take over to have a majority to stop him? When is he up for reelection?
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2012
#10
What are his chances of reelection? Somehow these republicans are finding ways to take away voting
southernyankeebelle
Jan 2012
#12
This guy is a serious ASSHOLE and his party is going to pay bigtime for this shit.
RBInMaine
Jan 2012
#8
rfranklin
(13,200 posts)1. How about closing down the office of the governor?
Send this jackass on vacation.
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)2. Does anyone know how the people feel about voting this guy to office? Can they recall him?
Maine-ah
(9,902 posts)6. three way race, he got 38% of the vote
we do not have a recall process in Maine, we'd have to go for impeachment.
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)7. Wow, I hope the citizens finally learned with this experience. By the way he doesn't have
a manadate with 38%. How has he been able to get away with this stuff. Surely your house would be able to override him.
RBInMaine
(13,570 posts)9. He & the Maine GOP just took an ass beating on the voting rights referendum and now this. Let me
tell you, he and his GOPuke Party are FUCKED in November. Mainers won't stand for this kind of hostile shit.
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)10. Wow can democrats take over to have a majority to stop him? When is he up for reelection?
Maine-ah
(9,902 posts)11. in three years
I read another piece on BDN that said he has already filed his paperwork to run again.
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)12. What are his chances of reelection? Somehow these republicans are finding ways to take away voting
rights.
Maine-ah
(9,902 posts)13. I don't think he has a chance
unless it's another three way race. As for taking away voting rights, the republicans up here tried that by taking away same day voter registration, and the voters smacked that one down.
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)14. Good luck reelecting a new democrat governor
RZM
(8,556 posts)3. In a related story
Thousands of Maine schoolchildren now praying for gridlock.
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)5. Beat me to it.
eShirl
(18,479 posts)4. I encourage him to try it and see what happens.
RBInMaine
(13,570 posts)8. This guy is a serious ASSHOLE and his party is going to pay bigtime for this shit.