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this irresponsible administration overspent by another one point three billion

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Bobby Charles, at Maine Governor General Election Debate (Maine Public)

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Why we checked itSpecific dollar figure attributed to the current administration's overspending — verifiable against Maine budget records
What we foundMaine's projected budget gap of approximately $1.342 billion (combining the $1.085B General Fund and $256.7M Highway Fund structural gaps for the 2028–2029 biennium) is real and documented, but the official DAFS source cautions these are planning projections rather than definitive shortfalls, and structural gaps of this type have been routine across administrations of both parties.
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