Maine’s top government watchdog is leaving March 14, 2018Daily Brief, Donald Trump, Elections, Legislature, U.S. CongressAdam Cote, Anne-Marie Mastraccio, Beth Ashcroft, Bruce Poliquin, Chellie Pingree, David Trahan, donald trump, Donna Dion, Janet Mills, Kendall Chick, Marissa Kennedy, Mark Dion, Mark Eves, Matthew Dunlap, Stephen Hawking, Tom Saviello By Michael Shepherd The committee is headed into a big investigation of Maine’s child welfare system, but Beth Ashcroft has given lawmakers lots of time to find a replacement.