Eves lawsuit
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PublishedOctober 25, 2015
LePage calling on Republicans to turn against Augusta senator
The governor doubles down on his effort to remove Sen. Roger Katz from the committee investigating the Good Will-Hinckley controversy.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2015
LePage officials reject request to appear before lawmakers in Good Will-Hinckley inquiry
Citing a civil lawsuit that House Speaker Mark Eves has brought against the governor, two of LePage's senior staffers say they'll answer written questions from the Government Oversight Committee but will not appear in person.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2015
Oversight committee wants to question LePage officials about Good Will-Hinckley funding controversy
The panel is reviewing allegations that Gov. Paul LePage overstepped his authority when he threatened to pull a private school's funding for hiring House Speaker Mark Eves as president.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2015
Probe finds state moved to cut school’s funding after it hired LePage rival
But the money was released once Good Will-Hinckley fired House Speaker Eves, says a report with no specific evidence that the governor halted the aid.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2015
Findings due Tuesday on LePage’s threat to pull school’s funding over Eves hiring
The inquiry will show what occurred internally with the state money, but won't rule on whether the governor abused his power.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2015
Maine committee delays vote on second LePage investigation
The Government Oversight Committee took no action on a request to review whether the governor threatened to withhold funding from the World Acadian Congress.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2015
LePage’s handwritten notes show failings in Maine’s record retention law
The governor's blunt letters may make headlines, but not history.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2015
New court claim alleges that LePage broke state law in dispute with Eves
Added to an earlier federal court filing, the new claim illustrates that LePage 'also violated Maine law when he blackmailed Good Will-Hinckley to coerce it into firing Speaker Eves,' says Eves' attorney.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2015
LePage letter at center of Eves lawsuit
The governor has neither confirmed nor denied he wrote a note that cost the House speaker his job at a school.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2015
House Speaker Mark Eves sues LePage, claiming governor used power ‘to bully and intimidate’
Eves seeks damages and hopes to prevent similar steps by the governor, who says he doesn't regret threatening to pull state funding to dissuade Good Will-Hinckley from hiring Eves as president.