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Supplemental budget clears committee with unanimous approval

Supplemental budget clears committee with unanimous approval

Posted: February 09, 2023

AUGUSTA – Tonight, the Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee unanimously approved a supplemental budget that includes no...

Senate Majority Leaders Vitelli, Daughtry release statements on budget proposal

Senate Majority Leaders Vitelli, Daughtry release statements on budget proposal

Posted: January 11, 2023

GUSTA – Senate Majority Leader Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, and Assistant Senate Majority Leader Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, released statements...

Sen. Baldacci celebrates state budget that includes increased funding for nursing homes

Sen. Baldacci celebrates state budget that includes increased funding for nursing homes

Posted: June 30, 2021

AUGUSTA — On Wednesday, the Maine Legislature passed a bipartisan state budget deal. One of the key measures included in the budget is increased...

Sen. Claxton applauds state budget deal that increases wage rates for essential support workers

Sen. Claxton applauds state budget deal that increases wage rates for essential support workers

Posted: June 30, 2021

AUGUSTA — On Wednesday, the Maine Legislature passed a bipartisan state budget deal. One of the key measures included in the budget is an increase...

Sen. Rafferty celebrates passage of Maine budget that increases state share of education funding to 55 percent

Sen. Rafferty celebrates passage of Maine budget that increases state share of education funding to 55 percent

Posted: June 30, 2021

AUGUSTA — On Wednesday, the Maine Legislature passed a bipartisan state budget deal. One of the key measures included in the budget increases the...

Maine Legislature passes strong, bipartisan two-year budget

Maine Legislature passes strong, bipartisan two-year budget

Posted: June 14, 2019

AUGUSTA – The Maine House and Senate voted today to pass the bipartisan budget agreement reached by the Appropriations Committee, sending the...

Appropriations Committee reaches strong, bipartisan budget agreement

Appropriations Committee reaches strong, bipartisan budget agreement

Posted: June 12, 2019

  AUGUSTA – The Legislature’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee reached a bipartisan budget agreement in a Committee...

Legislature enacts budget to end government shutdown

Legislature enacts budget to end government shutdown

Posted: July 04, 2017

Final compromise puts resources in the classroom, boosts Head Start, sustains Clean Elections AUGUSTA — Early in the morning on the Fourth of...

Senate Democrats vote unanimously to avoid state shutdown

Senate Democrats vote unanimously to avoid state shutdown

Posted: June 30, 2017

Jackson, Libby urge LePage to act quickly to avoid harm to Maine families AUGUSTA — All 17 members of the Senate Democratic caucus voted...

GOP ‘proposal’ on education amounts to $220 million cut for schools

GOP ‘proposal’ on education amounts to $220 million cut for schools

Posted: June 01, 2017

Jackson, Libby say Republican scheme ignores voters, raise property taxes AUGUSTA — Senate Democratic leaders on Thursday brushed off an...