Latest call to rein in how Maine PAC money can be spent fizzles December 15, 2017Daily Brief, Legislature, U.S. CongressAndre Cushing, Diane Russell, Grant Pennoyer, John Tuttle, Justin Chenette, Ken Fredette, Maureen Terry, Mike Thibodeau, Mitch McConnell, Sara Gideon, Susan Collins By Christopher Cousins A Democratic state senator’s bill to bar legislators from using political action committees for personal gain stalled amid a dispute with Senate President Mike Thibodeau, who wanted to investigate the use of public campaign money.