AUGUSTA — Richard Ashcroft, a tea party activist from Richmond, is unhappy with the eight Republican senators who wrote an OpEd piece published Monday in several Maine newspapers. The piece was critical of Gov. Paul LePage’s caustic style and said he is creating too many distractions.

The governor has “dealt a staggering blow to the state’s tourism industry and creative economy,” one speaker says.

Eight Republican Senators are criticizing Gov. Paul LePage openly for making demeaning comments about members of the public, and they are urging him to take a more civil tone.

AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee has subpoenaed Paul Violette, former executive director of the Maine Turnpike Authority, to testify before the panel on April 15.

Eight Republican Senators are criticizing Gov. Paul LePage openly for making demeaning comments about members of the public, and they are urging him to take a more civil tone.

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.