🚨 Two Maine law enforcement veterans get big confirmation hearings.
◉ Major William Ross of the Maine State Police and Assistant Fire Marshal Richard McCarthy, who were each nominated by Mills for the top jobs in their respective agencies, face lawmakers on the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee at 1 p.m. on Monday. Watch here.
◉ McCarthy may get some questions following a BDN report on years-long complaints about leadership in the fire marshal's office. Michael Sauschuck, commissioner of the Maine Department of Public Safety, said he was confident in McCarthy's ability to lead the agency.
◉ Both Ross and McCarthy have worked in their agencies for more than 20 years. Their promotions to colonel and fire marshal — replacing the retired John Cote and Joseph Thomas, respectively — require Senate confirmation.
💰 Maine's congressman forms a new fundraising committee.
◉ Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat from Maine's 2nd District, formed the As Maine Goes PAC last week, becoming the second member of the state's congressional delegation to have a leadership committee that he can use to bolster likeminded candidates.
◉ The third-term congressman has taken a more prominent role in national politics this year as the effective head of the Blue Dog Coalition, a small group of centrist Democrats. After beating former Rep. Bruce Poliquin for the second time in 2022, Golden's standing in the swing district is as strong as ever. |
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