All posts tagged "Fiscal"
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Property tax stabilization program for seniors raises concerns for towns and taxpayers
A law intended to stabilize property taxes for full-time Maine residents aged 65...
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Government greed caused inflation, for the record
Government policies fail and create problems in the real world every day. But...
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Both parties outline spending priorities with less than three weeks until adjournment
The 130th Maine Legislature is currently scheduled to adjourn its second session on...
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The Biden administration is ignoring how its policies will worsen inflation. Again.
Despite inflation running at a 40-year high, the Biden administration is pushing ahead...
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Legislative Republicans in the dark on Gov. Mills and Democrats’ supplemental budget priorities
When the 130th Maine Legislature reconvenes for its second session in January 2022,...
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Maine has a projected $822 million surplus. Lawmakers will debate how to spend it next session
Following its November 23 meeting, the Maine Revenue Forecasting Committee (RFC) upgraded the...
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Mills attempts to rewrite history on rainy day fund increase
Don’t let Gov. Janet Mills play you for a fool. In a recent...
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Maine localities set to receive nearly $500 million from federal government
On March 11, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan...
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Economists warn we can’t keep ignoring the national debt
With COVID-19 ravaging the country and government pandemic lockdowns devastating our economy, the...
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Governor Mills among the most fiscally irresponsible governors in America
Last week, the Cato Institute released the newest edition of its Fiscal Policy...
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Frivolous spending leaves Maine ill-equipped to weather economic slowdown
Unnecessary spending in Governor Janet Mills’ biennial budget, approved by Maine lawmakers in...
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Broadband expansion and budget priorities
Maine’s Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology is holding a public hearing Tuesday...
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Lawmakers and voters should reject new borrowing
Earlier this week, Governor Janet Mills issued a proclamation calling the Maine Legislature back to...
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What Maine could learn from New Hampshire about fiscal responsibility
Last month, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu vetoed a two-year state budget because...
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Skewed priorities in the Mills administration
Yesterday, Governor Janet Mills announced that her administration has urged the federal government...
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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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State and local governments are spending too much money
Much has been made — for good reason — of the federal government’s...
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Cost overruns a certainty with Medicaid expansion
The Office of Fiscal and Program Review released the fiscal note for the...
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Federal debt surges by $7 trillion under Obama
Debt held by the American government has surged under President Barack Obama. CNSNews.com reports:...
