Hey Govnah, Lisbon Needs Help Too; The Maine WIRE: One on One with the Governor: LePage prepares for final push on DHHS budget

This is the first of a series of exclusive interviews that The Maine Wire will be conducting with Governor Paul R. LePage. 
 

By Peter A. Steele | The Maine Wire    

As the winds of political frenzy swirled around Augusta last week, with Republicans reeling after Ron Paul supporters stiff-armed them at the GOP state convention and Democrats launching into time-worn tirades against welfare reform, one man sat in his office, relaxed and at ease.

Governor Paul LePage was long ago acclimated to the political storm, and it doesn’t deter him. He was elected on his promise to reform Maine government, and he pursues that mission with a single-minded determination.

Sitting at the governor’s desk in his spacious office, LePage commands a CEO’s business-like presence, but he looks right at home as he smiles and chats in an easy-going manner.

When asked if the interview could be recorded, both LePage and his press secretary, Adrienne Bennett, laughed out loud. He is not a man who worries how his words will be used.

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