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John Fitzsimmons is resigning as president of the Maine Community College System, saying that the governor's opposition to his continuing in the role makes it impossible to do so, The Portland Press Herald reported. Board members have backed Fitzsimmons and said he was doing an excellent job. But Fitzsimmons noted that Governor Paul LePage, a Republican, has not been proposing increases in funding for the system as he has grown unhappy with its leader. "I would prefer to stay and help the system. I also know that if the governor is going to punish the system because of me, that’s wrong," Fitzsimmons said. “And while his decision may be wrong, my decision to stay and hurt the system would also be wrong.”
