Rosser Committee spins out of control ALL Edition

The so-called "Rosser Committee's" news conference was not released to eastern and northern Maine newspapers. The Rosser Committee has been studying the distribution of state funds for the support of public schools, and the news conference was a precursor of information that was relea...

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Published inBangor daily news
Main Author Gehrig J. Johnson, Irvin Belanger Rod Doody and Sandra Bernstein
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bangor, Me Bangor Daily News 28.03.1995
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Summary:The so-called "Rosser Committee's" news conference was not released to eastern and northern Maine newspapers. The Rosser Committee has been studying the distribution of state funds for the support of public schools, and the news conference was a precursor of information that was released to the Maine Legislature. Among news circles, this clever tactic is called putting "committee spin" on the report. I doubt that this is the manner in which the Legislature expected to receive the results of six months' work by an ad hoc committee. The article indicates that James A. Soule was the committee member with authority on funding issues and "was in charge of the funding work." We are not familiar with Soule's background or experience with the Equalized Funding Formula of 1985. Like every other member of this study group, Soule does not reside in eastern or northern Maine. In fact, the northernmost committee member was from Stockton Springs, located on the coast of Maine.
ISSN:0892-8738
2643-7457