All posts tagged "supplemental budget"
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Legislature, governor pass $8.5 billion supplemental budget
The bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 123-23 and...
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Lawmakers right to nix flavored tobacco ban in final budget agreement
The Legislature’s Appropriations Committee voted unanimously Sunday to advance a supplemental budget, and...
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Appropriations Committee removes flavored tobacco ban from final budget agreement
A measure that would have compensated for the expected loss in revenue from...
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Systemic tax reform is better than one-time gimmicks
This week, Maine lawmakers will vote on LD 221, Governor Janet Mills’ supplemental...
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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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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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Potential budget deal reached in Senate, House rejects terminating Mills’ state of emergency
The Maine Legislature convened in person on Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center...
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Lawmakers convening Wednesday to debate supplemental budget, state of emergency
Maine lawmakers will convene in-person in Augusta this week for the first time...
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Adding insult to injury: Governor Mills and the PPP
The Paycheck Protection Program, part of the federal CARES Act passed last year,...
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After closing Maine businesses, Mills wants them to pay state taxes on their PPP loans
Governor Janet Mills wants to balance her bloated budget on the backs of...
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Mills’ curtailment order balances the budget for now, but tough choices remain in the future
Last week, Governor Janet Mills issued a “curtailment order,” a tool Maine governors...
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Maine Legislature acts on COVID-19, gives Gov. Mills broad authority to respond
The Maine Legislature adjourned Tuesday evening after a marathon session where the body...
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Whoops, we forgot to fix the roads
A little over one year into her tenure as governor, Janet Mills is...
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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...
