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Legislature gives strong backing to bipartisan funding measures

Posted: March 21, 2014

Bill to address budget shortfall, replenish rainy day fund sent to Governor   AUGUSTA --  The Maine House and Senate gave strong backing to a...

Panel Unanimously Backs Bill to Address Budget Shortfall

Posted: March 19, 2014

Lawmakers reach compromise on budget, rainy day fund   AUGUSTA -- Early this morning, lawmakers on the state’s budget-writing committee...

Budget Work Delayed After LePage’s DHHS Team Refuses to Show Up

Posted: March 17, 2014

AUGUSTA -- The effort to resolve the shortfall in the state’s budget for this year slowed on Monday after officials from Governor Paul LePage’s...

Budget Panel Backs Proposal to Help Close Shortfall

Posted: March 14, 2014

Committee Passes Governor’s Plan to Replenish Rainy Day Fund and Restores Critical Education Funding and Merit Pay   AUGUSTA -- The state’s...

BUDGET PANEL HEARS REVENUE IDEAS FROM GOVERNOR

Posted: March 07, 2014

Dems reject LePage’s faulty logic of holding bonds hostage   AUGUSTA—Today, Governor LePage’s top budget officer identified two new revenue...

MPBN: Maine Democrats Not Satisfied with Budget Deficit Explanation

Posted: January 16, 2014

By AJ Higgins Read more here The LePage administration is offering more detail today on what's driving a projected $119 million shortfall in the...

DEMOCRATS ISSUE STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR’S SHORTFALL

Posted: January 14, 2014

AUGUSTA—Top Democratic lawmakers released the following statements in response to Governor Paul LePage’s release of a $119 million shortfall in...

MPBN: LePage's Budget Cutting Plan Targets Education, Social Service Programs

Posted: October 03, 2013

By AJ Higgins Read more here Last spring, a legislative committee approved a plan requiring Gov. Paul LePage to identify nearly $34 million in...

Seacoast Online: Override of LePage veto right move for Maine

Posted: June 28, 2013

Read more here It was a good day to be a Mainer on Wednesday. Republicans, Democrats and independents in the Maine Legislature joined forces to...

SENATE OVERRIDES GOVERNOR’S BUDGET VETO

Posted: June 26, 2013

Republicans join Democrats to support responsible balanced budget AUGUSTA—In a vote of 26--9, the Maine Senate voted to override Governor...