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LePage Steps Up Efforts to Remove Committee Co-Chair

PORTLAND, Maine - Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage is stepping up efforts to remove a Republican lawmaker from the investigation into whether LePage overstepped his authority in persuading a private school to rescind a job off to one of his political opponents.

The Portland Press Herald reports that LePage sent a letter to Republican legislative leaders on Thursday repeating his call for Sen. Roger Katz - co-chair of the Government Oversight Committee - to recuse himself from the committee that voted this month to subpoena members of LePage's administration.

Katz was one of two Republicans to vote in favor of the subpoenas.

LePage in his Oct. 22 letter says Katz has "ulterior motives'' to run for higher office.

The newspaper reports that Katz could not immediately be reached for comment.