PORTLAND (AP) — Departing Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves’ next gig will be heading a Westbrook nonprofit serving people with special needs.
Eves will return in October to Woodfords Family Services, one of several organizations where he’s worked during 15 years as a therapist. Eves, who’s holding a statewide senior listening tour, cannot run again due to term limits.
The speaker is in a legal battle with Republican Gov. Paul LePage over the steps the governor took to oppose another job offer Eves received in 2015.
Eves is appealing a federal court ruling that said LePage was entitled to qualified immunity for his actions, which ended in a charter school nonprofit rescinding Eves’ offer.
While Eves wants a court order barring LePage from violating “constitutional rights,” LePage said he acted within his authority.
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