Committee Rejects Plan to End Public Funding for Maine Governor Candidates, but Debate May Not Be Over

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AUGUSTA -- Lawmakers on the Legislature's Legal Affairs Committee on Wednesday unanimously rejected a bill that would have stripped public funding for candidates who run for governor.

The committee vote looked like a win for advocates of the Maine Clean Election Act and a loss for the LePage administration. The governor has supported eliminating public funding for gubernatorial candidates.

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Committee Rejects Plan to End Public Funding for Maine Governor Candidates, but Debate May Not Be Over

However, Wednesday's outcome may play into a larger, looming battle over public funding for legislative candidates.

In November, lawmakers on the same committee were split on ways to make Ma...

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