"Out-of-state, big-box auto retailers — that don’t speak for independent auto repairers — spent nearly $5 million trying to scare Mainers," says Alliance for Automotive Innovation.
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A similar ballot initiative passed by a 75% to 25% margin in Massachusetts in 2020 despite automakers spending more than $25 million to try to defeat it.
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