The state AG likely would decide whether Paul LePage, who receives about $27,000 per year, could continue collecting his pension on top of a state salary.
Andrew Howard
Andrew Howard covers state government and politics for The Maine Monitor and is a 2021 Report for America corps member. He previously covered politics in Arizona as an intern at two local newspapers. Andrew is a graduate of Arizona State University, where he wrote his honors thesis on the future of nonprofit news websites and was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper.
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