Maine Governor Orders Removal of Labor Mural from Labor Dept. Lobby
By Julie Kent. Published on 03/23/2011 - 2:32pm
Panels 7-9 of Judy Taylor's mural that hangs in Maine's Dept. of Labor lobby.
Maine's new governor, Paul LePage, has ordered the removal of a 36-foot mural in the Department of Labor's lobby which depict's Maine's labor history.
Critics have labeled it a "mean-spirited" attempt at provocation amid LePage's standoff with unions, but a spokesperson, when asked to justify the mural's removal, said that "some