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The legislative branch hasn't had a public hearing on the state budget, the continuing service of the budget, which is ninety five percent of spending. In six years.

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Rick Bennett, at Maine Governor General Election Debate (Maine Public)

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Why we checked itSpecific claim that Maine's legislature has gone six years without a public hearing on the continuing services budget, which he characterizes as 95% of spending — both the timeframe and the percentage are verifiable.
What we foundNo source directly confirms or refutes whether the Maine legislature has held public hearings specifically on the 'continuing services' portion of the state budget over the past six years.
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