MEET WITH THE PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS. EM NGUYEN, ABC NEWS, WASHINGTON. NEW TONIGHT – AFTER A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR ON THE JOB — THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL HAS RESIGNED. RICHARD MCCARTHY TOOK OVER AS THE OFFICE WAS DEALING WITH SOME LONG- STANDING ISSUES. CONNOR CLEMENT JOINS US NOW, AND CONNOR DO WE KNOW WHY MCCARTHY IS RESIGNING NOW? KATHLEEN — THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY SAYS MCCARTHY IS STEPPING DOWN IN GOOD STANDING. BUT HIS RESIGNATION COMES AS THE DEPARTMENT HAS DEALT WITH MORALE AND TOXIC WORK ENVIRONMENT COMPLAINTS IN RECENT YEARS.. AND A COMPLAINT WITH MAINE’S LABOR BOARD. BACK IN 2023, áBEFOREá MCCARTHY BECAME FIRE MARSHALL, MEMBERS OF THE MAINE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION FILED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE FIRE MARSHALL’S OFFICE – SAYING SHIFT SWAP AND TRAVEL PAY POLICIES WERE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE. THE MAINE LABOR RELATIONS BOARD FOUND THE FIRE MARSHAL’S OFFICE VIOLATED THE EMPLOYEES RIGHTS. …