Post by Logan on Jun 19, 2016 5:19:54 GMT -6
Gov. Paul LePage sent a letter Friday to legislative leaders urging them to convene a special session before the month ends, but he did not call a session himself, which is within his authority.
In his letter, LePage said lawmakers need to address four bills that he says were not properly funded when they were passed during the most recent session, which adjourned in April.
“In the last session, the Legislature passed several bills that were improperly funded, apparently in an effort to claim that it didn’t increase government spending,” the governor wrote in the letter. “The fact is, the Legislature did increase spending because it mandated that the Executive Branch use money already appropriated for other programs to pay for the bills you passed.”
LePage has threatened to call a special session during recent town hall meetings he has held across Maine.
Read more: www.centralmaine.com/2016/06/17/lepage-as-promised-calls-for-special-session/
In his letter, LePage said lawmakers need to address four bills that he says were not properly funded when they were passed during the most recent session, which adjourned in April.
“In the last session, the Legislature passed several bills that were improperly funded, apparently in an effort to claim that it didn’t increase government spending,” the governor wrote in the letter. “The fact is, the Legislature did increase spending because it mandated that the Executive Branch use money already appropriated for other programs to pay for the bills you passed.”
LePage has threatened to call a special session during recent town hall meetings he has held across Maine.
Read more: www.centralmaine.com/2016/06/17/lepage-as-promised-calls-for-special-session/