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13 October
5:25 pm

We're gonna save a billion dollars. That's one sixth of what the Pingree Mills budget was.

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

5:25 pm
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Why we checked itClaims the total state budget under Pingree/Mills was approximately $6 billion, implying a specific budget figure that can be verified against actual Maine state budget records
What we foundThe claim that $1 billion equals one-sixth of the Mills-era budget is not supported by official budget figures, which consistently place the relevant biennial budget at roughly $10–$12 billion, making $1 billion closer to one-tenth or one-twelfth, not one-sixth.
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