Post by Logan on Dec 17, 2016 8:04:55 GMT -6
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: www.sunjournal.com/news/maine/2016/12/16/lepage-paid-less-every-other-governor/2046785
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: www.sunjournal.com/news/maine/2016/12/16/lepage-paid-less-every-other-governor/2046785