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PublishedNovember 5, 2015
LePage officials subpoenaed in Good Will-Hinckley affair expected to appear before legislative panel
The Government Oversight Committee will hear testimony from nine people involved in the controversy over the governor's intervention in the private school's hiring of House Speaker Mark Eves.
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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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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 17, 2015
Probe begins on LePage threat to withdraw school funds if House Speaker Mark Eves is hired
The Legislature's watchdog agency says it hopes to submit findings in September on the governor's move to keep Good Will-Hinckley from hiring Eves.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2015
LePage not letting up on Eves over Good Will-Hinckley hiring
Gov. Paul LePage says the charter-school hiring controversy is a 'political hack-o-rama' as he faces accusations of abusing his power.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2015
Contrasting images of House Speaker: caring therapist or just a politician?
Mark Eves, labeled untrustworthy by Gov. Paul LePage, stands out to his legislative colleagues and others as a 'nice, honest' person
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