LePage puts biz council on hold

Gov. Paul LePage is backing away from a plan to establish a business advisory council whose activities would be exempt from the state's Freedom of Access Act, citing the opposition surrounding the proposal.

Adrienne Bennett, LePage's spokeswoman, told the Bangor Daily News that he has scrapped plans for the council, as well as others for education and the environment, to block potential members from controversy. Earlier this month, LePage signed an executive order creating the ...