Mark Eves’ proposal will test his ability to gather support from Republicans.
Steve Mistler
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How big is LePage’s tax bite?
A municipal group estimates all of his new budget initiatives would cost towns and cities $420 million.
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Slight tax increase in LePage’s budget plan
If approved by the Legislature, the impact on the average Mainer would be $39 over the next two years.
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LePage’s proposed budget includes income tax increase
Gov. Paul LePage’s two-year budget makes no mention of a tax increase, but it will raise the tax bill of the average Mainer by $49 over the next two years.
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LePage budget proposal: Blueprint or massive tax shift?
Gov. LePage’s $6.2 billion two-year budget proposal draws heavy fire from Democrats; the House GOP leader says it calls for ‘right-sized government.’
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LePage to present two-year budget proposal today
Plans to plug shortfalls this fiscal year and in the next biennium will likely seek savings to protect tax cuts.
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LePage budget plan due Friday
AUGUSTA — State lawmakers were bracing Thursday for a double whammy of bad budget news.
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LePage lashes out at ‘double-dipping’ employees
Public employees who collect a salary as well as a retirement pension draw the governor’s ire, though his own budget officer employs the same practice.
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LePage blasts charter school commission, teachers union
In a rare news conference, the governor says Maine schools are failing and the charter commission is intimidated by special interests.
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Feds scale back LePage Medicaid cuts
LePage wins federal approval to eliminate or reduce coverage for more than 14,000 Mainers to save $4.5 million of $23 million in targeted cuts.