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Longley 'took it serious' leading the state
by Outspoken on Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:44 am
Longley 'took it serious' leading the state
By SUSAN M. COVER
Staff Writer Morning Sentinel
AUGUSTA -- Jim Longley was running a successful Lewiston insurance agency in 1972 when Gov. Ken Curtis asked him to lead a state government cost-cutting commission.
At first, Longley wasn't sure he'd have the time.
But once he agreed, he threw himself into the project.
"Longley took it serious," said Jim McGregor, who covered state government as a reporter with United Press International. "Dead serious."
The Maine Management and Cost Survey Commission released a report the following year with more than 800 recommendations, which were projected to save the state $24 million -- or more.
One of the major recommendations had to do with changing the state's university system, which did not go over well at the Capitol.
"The recommendations lasted about half an hour once they came to the Statehouse," McGregor said.
This reaction angered Longley. He and other prominent businessmen from across the state spent a lot of time putting together their list, only to have it dismissed by lawmakers.
"Longley smarted from it and didn't take the whipping lightly," McGregor said. "That's what propelled him to run for governor."
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/4609582.html
By SUSAN M. COVER
Staff Writer Morning Sentinel
AUGUSTA -- Jim Longley was running a successful Lewiston insurance agency in 1972 when Gov. Ken Curtis asked him to lead a state government cost-cutting commission.
At first, Longley wasn't sure he'd have the time.
But once he agreed, he threw himself into the project.
"Longley took it serious," said Jim McGregor, who covered state government as a reporter with United Press International. "Dead serious."
The Maine Management and Cost Survey Commission released a report the following year with more than 800 recommendations, which were projected to save the state $24 million -- or more.
One of the major recommendations had to do with changing the state's university system, which did not go over well at the Capitol.
"The recommendations lasted about half an hour once they came to the Statehouse," McGregor said.
This reaction angered Longley. He and other prominent businessmen from across the state spent a lot of time putting together their list, only to have it dismissed by lawmakers.
"Longley smarted from it and didn't take the whipping lightly," McGregor said. "That's what propelled him to run for governor."
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/4609582.html
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