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The U.S. Department of Labor says Gov. Paul LePage violated the terms of a federal grant when he removed a labor-themed mural from a state office building last month.
Now the federal government, which paid most of the mural’s $60,000 cost, wants its money back.
The governor has “dealt a staggering blow to the state’s tourism industry and creative economy,” one speaker says.
The former turnpike director was subpoenaed, but he is not likely to answer questions, his lawyer says.
Eight state lawmakers sign on to an opinion piece criticizing the Republican governor.
In an opinion piece submitted to Maine newspapers, the eight say that the governor needs to take a more civil tone in dealing with the public.
The public event at the Portland Museum Art will be co-sponsored by Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin college art museums, and the Maine College of Art.
Paul Violette will likely assert his constitutional right against self-incrimination, his attorney says.
It wouldn’t have distracted from his legislative agenda if it was done later, he says. Meanwhile, two lawyers plan to sue, hoping to get the art restored.
The governor says he still thinks he was right to order the piece removed from the Department of Labor.
The art imbroglio goes on: The owner of Augusta’s Central Maine Commerce Center says ‘it’s in there somewhere.’
