Maine Mural

Amanda Terkel

Maine Governor Never Saw Labor Mural He Ordered Removed

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 08.16.2011

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What did Paul LePage, Maine's Republican governor, see in a state agency's labor mural that he found so troubling that he ordered it removed and spark...

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Judge Says Maine Mural Removal Was Legal

Maine Sunday Telegram | Posted 06.24.2011

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AUGUSTA - A federal judge ruled Friday that Gov. Paul LePage did not violate the free speech clause of the First Amendment when he ordered a mural rem...

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Maine Attorney General: Mural Removal Is 'Government Speech'

AP | CLARKE CANFIELD | Posted 06.11.2011

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PORTLAND, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage's administration was exercising its right to "government speech" when it removed a labor history mural from t...

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Amanda Terkel

EXCLUSIVE: Artists Behind Maine Mural 'Photo-Bombing' Discuss Their Stunt

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 06.11.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) has admitted regret over ordering his Department of Labor to remove a mural depicting the state's labor histo...

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Is The Removal Of The Maine Labor Mural Illegal?

ARTINFO | Posted 06.04.2011

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Last weekend, Maine's Republican governor, Paul LePage, had a 36-foot mural removed from the state's labor department after claiming that it was "one-...

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Amanda Terkel

Federal Government Intervenes In Maine Mural Controversy

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 06.04.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The federal government is stepping into the labor mural controversy in Maine, demanding that the state either put the artwork back up at...

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Amanda Terkel

Maine Governor Regrets Stirring Up Labor Mural Controversy

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Just days after gaining national attention for pulling down a labor mural from a state agency, Gov. Paul LePage (R-Maine) appears to be ...

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Battle Over Censorship of Maine Murals Part of a Larger Struggle for Basic Rights and Justice

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.31.2011

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Peter Dreier

Many Americans are angry about the attack on our living standards and basic rights by the right-wing forces around the country -- of which the Maine mural controversy is but a small part. It's time for Obama to take a stand.

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Maine Labor Mural Is GONE

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Maine Department of Labor quietly took down a mural depicting the state's labor history over the weekend, after Gov. Paul LePage (R)...

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