BDN interviews Brewer about LePage’s nomination freeze
Mark Brewer, a political science professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the political analysis piece, “LePage’s nomination freeze hasn’t hogtied government — yet.” Gov. Paul LePage’s recent move to further delay a round of nominations to Maine boards and commissions has drawn attention to the appointment process, according to the article. Even though government won’t come to a halt immediately this way, some say more delay could harm them in the long term, the article states. “I think we can say the longer this goes, the bigger the mess becomes,” Brewer said, adding the effect the action will have depends on how long the appointments languish. If it’s more than a year, he said, it could be moderate, but if it’s the rest of the governor’s term, it could be “severe,” putting pressure on boards or grinding them to a stop, the article states.