UMaine Student to Assist in Ethics Laws Revisions

A Bangor Daily News article about a bipartisan initiative led by Gov. Paul LePage and House Democratic Leader Emily Cain to revise state government ethics, accountability and transparency laws for the next legislative session noted that UMaine Honors College student Shelbe Lane of Patten will research and write omnibus ethics reform legislation as part of her thesis. LePage’s acting legal counsel Michael Cianchette said while that it’s unusual to hand over such a project to a college student, Lane is “an intelligent young Mainer” and up to the challenge.

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