PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s Republican governor says misuse of public access law is costing the state "thousands of dollars" and is designed to disrupt his administration.
Gov. Paul LePage spoke out against what he calls inappropriate use of Maine’s Freedom of Access Act during an appearance on WGAN-AM Thursday morning. He says he supports the law, but misuse of it by media members has resulted in "a foot thick of papers" related to FOA.
LePage’s statements come in the wake of a Portland Press Herald story that relied on the access law to report that LePage, his staff and security spent more than $35,000 on luxury hotels and travel in Washington, D.C., last spring.
He says media members should "get their little backsides up to my office" and go through documents themselves.