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Highlights: LePage v. Mills on Mandates, Weird Books in Schools, Spending, Taxes and More

The Maine WireBy The Maine WireOctober 28, 2022Updated:October 28, 2022No Comments1 Min Read
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Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and Republican former Gov. Paul LePage clashed once again Thursday night in a debate that may help determine the shape of Maine’s executive branch for the next four years. The candidates covered Mills’ decision to mandate COVID-19 injections for health care workers and fire those who refused, whether Maine schools will force a similar mandate on school children, how Maine will fare once federal Pandemic Era funding dries up, and more.

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Asked about radical left-wing books in Maine classrooms, Mills dodges the question with lawyerly ease.

One of those x-rated books — Gender Queer — is the subject of a $600k ad campaign some Maine TV stations have refused to run because the content is pornographic#MEpolitics pic.twitter.com/iqcnKqEfv9

— The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) October 28, 2022

Can Maine keep spending beyond its means without gobs of federal money coming in?@GovJanetMills & @PaulLePage2022 debate.#MEpolitics pic.twitter.com/we5oEGuXh4

— The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) October 28, 2022

.@PaulLePage2022: "When parents have to FOIA the school district to get curriculum information, that is wrong." #MEpolitics pic.twitter.com/NFs0NoLd5B

— The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) October 28, 2022

.@GovJanetMills defends mandating COVID-19 mRNA injections for Maine health care workers. #MEpolitics pic.twitter.com/d7iRqb7lJw

— The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) October 28, 2022

LePage on Mills' mandating vaccines for health care workers:

"I don't believe there was any compassion in October of 2021 when health care workers and first responders were fired because they wouldn't take a vaccine just before Thanksgiving and Christmas…" #MEpolitics pic.twitter.com/nMX2nFsPOK

— The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) October 28, 2022

"Stop paying people to stay home."

Maine's unemployment rate means little with a work force participation rate under 59%, says LePage.

He thinks a big factor in that low rate is government checks. pic.twitter.com/pgs6zRGoPE

— The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) October 28, 2022

Gov. LePage says he would have approached school COVID-19 closures differently, calling child masking "really over the top." #MEpolitics pic.twitter.com/eDOg3ukTRH

— The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) October 28, 2022

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