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LePage’s power to oust Maine sheriffs targeted in new round of proposed bills

October 10, 2017Daily Brief, Governor LePage, LegislatureAlan Caron, Ann LePage, Anthony Sanborn, Eliot Cutler, Eric Schneiderman, Jessica Briggs, Justin Chenette, Ken Fredette, Kyle Bailey, Lisa Keim, Lydia Blume, Mitch McConnell, Patrick Corey, Paul LePage, Stephen Bannon, Terry Hayes
By Michael Shepherd

A state senator wants to strip the governor’s power to oust sheriffs, but it’s among a group of bills that will have a hard time passing next year.

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