Amid jabs, Republican gubernatorial candidates talk healthcare, education

By: Emma Davis

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: May 8, 2026

Words: 900

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Candidates vying for the Republican nomination to replace Gov. Janet Mills offered varied approaches to healthcare, though all coalesced behind cutting MaineCare, and took aim at “wokeness” in schools during the latest debate Thursday night.

There was talk of cutting taxes and state spending, which had dominated the first televised statewide debate Tuesday. Republicans broadly have criticized Democrats in Augusta for passing majority budgets in recent years. But none of the candidates committed …

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