"To be fair, Mr. LePage does retain a sense of workplace opportunity. After his election last November, he named Lauren, his 22-year-old, fresh-from-college daughter, to what was termed an entry-level job as assistant to the governor’s chief of staff. At $41,000 a year, the post offers $10,000 more than the pay for workers who pass the teacher and police tests. That’s on top of Ms. LePage’s free room and board at the governor’s mansion."
"Pending requests to unionize have come from employees whose jobs traditionally fell into the category of “boss:” prison wardens and their assistants, state agencies’ chief fiscal officers, deputy agency directors, chiefs of staff, senior personnel officers and liaisons to the Legislature at social service, employment and regulatory agencies, according to the AP analysis of Labor Relations Board records."
"Elizabeth Skarie, a Williston psychologist who is married to Greenfield, and the 48 others who signed onto the letter aren’t buying that argument. Calling Vermont a unique and wonderful place, Skarie said: ‘I don’t know anyone who would move because they had to pay more taxes.’"
Also appeals for reasons from Reps who voted "no"
"A spokeswoman said [Gov. LePage] ordered the mural removed after several business officials complained about it and after the governor received an anonymous fax saying it was reminiscent of “communist North Korea where they use these murals to brainwash the masses.”
How low will these people go??