The Bangor Daily News published an editorial on Eliot Cutler’s plans to streamline state governance. The editorial discusses Cutler’s plans, including eliminating the Board of Environmental Protection and increasing funding for the Maine Tourism Office, praising his specificity and his willingness to make investments as well as make cuts.
Cutler has set the bar high with the detailed structural changes he is proposing, both in economic development and in higher education, which he announced previously. If — when — the other candidates promise to remake state government in a leaner, more efficient manner, they must match this level of specificity.
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