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LePage upbeat about next 60 days

The governor says his administration deserves “an A-plus” for its work on such matters as expediting state repayments of a Medicaid debt to hospitals. Now he says he’s focused on advancing his agenda before the Legislature’s mid-June adjournment.

Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion

‘Time value of money’ crucial in pension payout

The letter from Neal Patterson (April 6) describes the state retirement system as “too generous” and “not sustainable.” Patterson presented the pensions of two “random acquaintances,” examining what they had paid into the system, and what they had been paid out of it. His figures were, indeed, unsettling. Then I noticed the flaw in Patterson’s […]