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Our View: Maine’s record-low governor pay is a shortsighted antiquity

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion February 26, 2023

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If we value the office of governor, and we must, we have no choice but to finally correct the salary for the governor of Maine by bringing it in line with our counterparts. As we’re reporting Sunday, governor pay in our state is the lowest in the U.S. by a very wide margin – $22,700, to be precise. The annual salary of $70,000 has not been raised since 1987. The top 10 salaries paid to Maine state workers last year ranged from $200,000 to... + full article



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