Rebecca Wyke

Ryan Low, the deputy chief of staff to Gov. John Baldacci, earned the recommendation of the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee to be the top money man in the state Wednesday.

Ryan Low: Low testifies at his confirmation hearing. Politicker photo.

Rebecca Wyke, commissioner of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, will soon by joining the University of Maine System as Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration.

There she will oversee all system-wide business, operational and administrative functions.

Gov. John Baldacci has withdrawn her name from consideration as CEO of the Finance Authority of Maine.

Elizabeth Bordowitz, acting FAME CEO, will continue to lead the organization.

Baldacci issued the following statement:

As PolitickerME and half of Maine’s political community ventured around Aroostook County today, the news kept going. Here are a few things we missed today:

Allen denounces card-check ad… Baldacci makes appointments… Real ID opponents fail to meet signature quota… Presidential campaigns come to life…

An audit by the Office of the State Controller revealed that $4,000 in state and federal funds were used "in an inappropriate manner."

Inside sources say the lobbying arm of Verrill Dana and the Maine Cultural Affairs Council have some "issues". Keep an eye on this one: