Six Mainers have formally challenged Gov. Paul LePage’s controversial decision to remove a mural from the Maine Department of Labor headquarters in Augusta, according to a lawsuit that their lawyer said was filed electronically Friday evening to the U.S. District Court in Portland.
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Lawsuit filed over mural’s removal
Six Mainers have formally challenged Gov. Paul LePage’s controversial decision to remove a mural from the Maine Department of Labor headquarters in Augusta, according to a lawsuit that their lawyer said was filed electronically Friday evening to the U.S. District Court in Portland.
Lawsuit: Return mural to Labor Dept.
The complaint asks the court to compel Gov. Paul LePage and other officials to restore the mural to its original location.
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