The figure is far in excess of the $100 million proposed by a state consultant's report as well as two larger proposals now before the State Legislature.
A state consultant proposed generating about $100 million in added money for the city, mainly by improving management and imposing cost savings.
Zep and its subcontractors had followed virtually none of them, records show, and a state consultant inspecting the project had apparently never noticed.
The Wyoming Legislature, where "mass transit" is seldom heard, took testimony in October from a state consultant who recommended that the state start conferring with planners in Denver who are hoping to build a commuter rail line of 300 miles or more from Wyoming to New Mexico.
Mr. Mills moved to dissolve the district after a state consultant found that to eliminate the $6 million deficit, the district would have to make severe cuts, including eliminating the kindergarten and athletic programs and firing most of the school security guards, many school custodians and about a quarter of the district's teachers.
A state consultant reported last month that at the district's current rate of spending, it would run out of money in April and would not be able to meet its payroll for a full two months before the end of the school year.
The severe cuts required to close the budget deficit -- including the elimination all kindergarten programs, the firing of most school security workers and the layoff of about one-quarter of the district's teachers -- "will virtually destroy the ability of the district to provide any semblance of a meaningful educational program in a safe environment," a state consultant reported last month.
WASHINGTON -- Republican Maine Gov. Paul LePage has suspended payments to a state consultant that was caught plagiarizing from a progressive think tank.
One-quarter of these physicians stated consultant experience as the most important factor and 18% indicated that the colleague be in the same institute or practice as the most important factor.
While some valued regular patient interaction more than others, there was generally a feeling that not having shielding was 'stressful': "In state, you've got three levels of people below you, so if you're … a state consultant, yes you've got different stresses, you've got to give a lecture and you've got to give that, but I'm saying that's a different type of stress.
Gov. Gray Davis's press secretary bought stock in the same energy company as five state consultants who were dismissed last week for possible conflicts of interest.
