The mural that Gov. Paul LePage ordered removed from the Maine Department of Labor last weekend is safely in storage somewhere in the vast Central Maine Commerce Center building on Commerce Drive in Augusta, according to Kevin Mattson, one of the building’s owners.
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LePage critic creates video sendup of mural decision
Geoffrey Leighton, who owns a video production company in Durham, says the images give Gov. LePage the balance he is looking for.
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Mural artist offers Bronze Star for empty wall
Judy Taylor says the military honor earned by her father would be “a symbol of the importance of remembering our history.”
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Missing mural, empty wall
Art depicting Maine’s labor history is stashed at a secret location.
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Labor Dept. mural removed, put in storage
A spokeswoman for Gov. Paul LePage declines to say where the mural is now located or why LePage decided to move it so quickly.
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MTA gave $27,000 to nonprofit that had Violette on its board
Legislators, citing the appearance of a conflict of interest, are drafting a bill to prevent the practice.
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Senate kills seat belt law change
The bill would have made being unbuckled an offense only if a vehicle is stopped for some other reason.
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Interim turnpike director cancels employee banquet
Peter Mills also institutes other efficiencies to begin an era of careful spending.
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Mainers rally to support LePage budget proposal
AUGUSTA – About 75 people held a rally Wednesday at the State House to show support for Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed budget, which would cut some taxes and reduce Maine’s costs for state workers’s pensions. In the crowd was John Clarke, 62, a tea party activist from Monmouth, who waved an American flag attached to […]
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75 rally in support of LePage budget
The State House rally was organized by the Maine Heritage Policy Center, Maine Taxpayers United and Americans for Prosperity.