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13 October
5:29 pm

From eighteen twenty to the beginning of Mills Penguin, seven billion. Seven billion in just eight years.

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

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Why we checked itClaims Maine's budget doubled from $1.82 billion to $7 billion over eight years under the Mills administration — a specific, verifiable fiscal assertion that could be accurate or significantly distorted
What we foundNo source confirms a $7 billion increase in Maine state spending over the last eight years; available budget data show an increase of roughly $3.9–4.4 billion over that period.
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