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13 October
5:25 pm

these are agencies that under Hannah Pengri and under Janet Mills went six point four four billion dollars higher than when they inherited them

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

5:25 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific dollar figure claiming state agency budgets increased by $6.44 billion under named officials — a concrete, verifiable fiscal claim
What we foundThe specific figure of $6.44 billion in agency budget growth under Pingree and Mills cannot be confirmed or refuted by any available primary or secondary source.
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