Biennial Budget
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Budget agreement suggests lawmakers may have learned lessons from the pandemic
A new bipartisan budget agreement might prove that lawmakers learned a valuable fiscal...
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More wrangling to come on supplemental budget, federal relief spending
On June 17, the Maine Legislature is expected to adjourn a special session...
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Why should Mainers pay more for closed government schools?
Governor Janet Mills unveiled a new supplemental budget last week that would grow...
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Democrats approve Maine’s next biennial budget on majority vote
Maine lawmakers convened at the Augusta Civic Center on Tuesday to tackle the...
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Majority budget showdown set for Tuesday in Augusta
Maine’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee met on Thursday to hold a work...
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Democrats confirm plan to approve majority budget by April 1
The Maine Legislature will convene in person on Tuesday to approve the state’s...
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Are Maine Democrats moving ahead with a majority budget?
It appears Maine Democrats are looking to advance a majority budget in the...
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New analysis shows Mainers can’t keep up with government spending
State government spending has rapidly outpaced population growth in Maine over the last...
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One-time gimmicks can’t fix Maine’s long-term budget woes
Maine Gov. Janet Mills recently signed a curtailment order to keep the state’s...
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Maine’s current economic forecast should prompt substantial spending cuts
The latest report from Maine’s Revenue Forecasting Committee (RFC), published earlier this month,...
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After massive spending increase in biennial budget, Governor Mills wants more
Governor Janet Mills released a supplemental budget proposal Monday that calls for $127...
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Governor Mills signs bloated budget agreement into law
Both the Maine House and Senate voted Friday, June 14 in favor of...
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Governor Mills’ revised budget grows spending but sends $20 million to rainy day fund
Since Governor Janet Mills released her biennial budget proposal in February, the fiscal...
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New budget mandates will force property tax increases on hardworking Mainers
A few weeks ago, my radio address focused on the unsustainability of the...
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Maine’s budget outlook worsens by the day
Governor Mills has proposed an $8.04 billion dollar General Fund budget. That is...
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Governor Mills’ budget sets up Maine for fiscal ruin
The Maine Heritage Policy Center (MHPC) on Monday released a new analysis of...
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Mills’ unsustainable budget set to bankrupt Maine
When I first started serving in Augusta, in 2005, there was a long...
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Gov. Mills’ budget grows Maine government to unsustainable levels
Maine Gov. Janet Mills is trying to pass off her budget proposal, released...
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Budget recommendations for critical investments make sense for Mainers
Last week I sent Governor-elect Janet Mills my administration’s recommended budget proposal. I...
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Augusta’s Iron Lady
Now that Maine’s Government shutdown has been shut down, it’s appropriate to examine...
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A shutdown is possible, and Democrats will need to answer why to the Maine people
I submitted a budget more than six months ago and Democrats are going...
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As usual, the budget comes down to crunch time
As usual, the budget comes down to crunch time Folks, it’s déjà vu...
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There is no amount of your money the Legislature will not spend
I’ve said it for years, and I will say it again. There is...
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Democrats’ Budget Is One Page of Talking Points
Democrat politicians in Augusta will take every opportunity to spend more of your...
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Experts recognize that lowering taxes would make Maine more competitive
Legislators may not understand how taxes work, but experts recognize the tax reforms...
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The Story You Will Not Hear in the Media about the Budget
In 2002 when Governor Angus King left office the State was seeing red—big...
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Isgro: 5 Reasons Taxpayers Love LePage’s Budget Proposal
Gov. Paul LePage’s biennial budget has been released for only a matter of...
