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Eugene

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Thu Jan 14, 2016, 02:49 PM Jan 2016

The Latest: Lawmakers begin debating LePage impeachment vote

Source: Associated Press

The Latest: Lawmakers begin debating LePage impeachment vote

By Associated Press January 14 at 11:14 AM

AUGUSTA, Maine — The latest on a legislative attempt to impeach Republican Gov. Paul LePage (all times local):

11:10 a.m.

Maine lawmakers have begun debating whether to call for an investigation that could lead to the impeachment of Gov. Paul LePage over alleged abuse of power.

A group led by Democratic Rep. Ben Chipman of Portland wants to punish the outspoken Republican governor for pressuring a charter school operator into rescinding a job offer to Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves.

Debate got underway Thursday after the House approved a resolution of “values and principles” that one Republican lawmaker called a “thinly veiled” reference to the governor’s conduct.

An impeachment order would be unprecedented. It likely wouldn’t survive long because it would eventually go to the Republican-controlled Senate.

LePage has said he did nothing wrong and the attacks on him are tantamount to a “witch hunt.”

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