Candidates for governor spar over climate change, abortion

In a debate that included several heated exchanges, the four candidates hoping to replace Republican Gov. Paul LePage squared off on key issues such as abortion, climate change, sexual harassment and health care Wednesday evening at the University of New England’s Portland campus.

Sitting side by side, Republican Shawn Moody and Democrat Janet Mills sparred over climate change.

Mills implied that Moody was a “climate change denier,” an assertion that Moody rejected. Independents Alan Caron and Terry Hayes, meanwhile, said they had no doubt the climate was changing and it was affecting Maine, its economy and its people.

A question about energy spurred the lively exchange between Mills and Moody.

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