As Gov. Paul LePage's administration faces a lawsuit for holding a public meeting behind closed doors , LePage himself has decided to intervene in a legislator's requests for information from a state agency and erect roadblocks that impede the flow of public information. State Rep. Brian Hubbell is seeking an explanation for why the Maine Department of Education plans to issue $11.2 million less in state school aid this year than the Legislature budgeted for that purpose.
