Why Maine Could Go 12 Months Without A Permanent Education Commissioner

Christopher Cousins, BDN Staff, Bangor Daily News
Sun, 04/26/2015 - 2:34am

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Department of Education, one of state government’s two largest departments in terms of consumption of taxpayer dollars, has been without a permanent commissioner for six months, raising the question of how long it will be before that slot is filled. Gov. Paul LePage appointed Tom Desjardin …

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